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Remembering Roger Craig, Guru of the Split-Fingered Fastball (1930–2023)

After his 12-year playing career, Craig became a renowned pitching coach and manager best known for helping to spread "The Pitch of the '80s"

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FLASHBACK: San Francisco Giants Were Deeply Embarrassed to Showcase Anti-Catholic Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

FLASHBACK: San Francisco Giants Were Deeply Embarrassed to Showcase Anti-Catholic Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
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Former SF Giants manager Roger Craig dies at 93

Craig, who won two division titles and one pennant in his eight years as manager and brought 'Humm Baby' to San Francisco Giants lore, has died, the team announced

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In 1995, Embarrassed Giants Owner Apologized for Anti-Catholic Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Being on the Field

Fast forward to the controversy with the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during their Pride Night at Dodger Stadium.

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In 1995 a deeply embarrassed MLB owner apologized for event with anti-Catholic drag performers

The "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence" at an "LGBT pride" march in 1995. / Joe Mabel|Wikipedia|GFDLWashington D.C., Jun 2, 2023 / 16:20 pm (CNA).The Los Angeles Dodgers, it turns out, are not the first MLB team to find themselves in hot water over an invitation to the drag group calling itself the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence." Almost 28 years ago, the owner of the San Francisco Giants wrote a letter of apology to the Catholic League for hosting the drag group on the field before a game, according to correspondence the Catholic League shared with CNA on Friday.In a letter dated Aug. 28, 1995, Catholic League President William Donohue raised his concerns with Giants owner Peter Magowan, who died in 2019, that the pregame ceremony designed to raise AIDS awareness "also seemed to open the door to anti-Catholicism."In response, Magowan expressed regret for the inclusion of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the event, saying "their a

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