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On July 31, Bowers' Edmonton Capitals played the Orange County Flyers in Fullerton, Calif. Van Raaphorst, of Irvine, Calif., was the crew chief. In the first inning, another umpire called a close play at first base. Bowers and some of his players pointedly objected to the call. Van Raaphorst warned them. When Bowers and two players continued beefing. Van Raaphorst ejected them, the second day in a row he'd tossed Bowers in the first inning. Bowers promptly benched his brain. Outsports.com obtained the official report Van Raaphorst gave to the Golden Baseball League in which the umpire provided his account of what happened next Bowers ran over to him and screamed, "You know what I heard? I heard you are a fucking faggot.. .So what do you do you fucking faggot? Do you take it up the fucking ass you faggot?" Bowers bent over and grabbed his ankles. 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TO BE FURNISHED BY THE SELLER TO A PURCHASER OF A CONDOMINIUM UNIT AMOUNT OF HOMES REMAINING AND PRICE SUBJECT TO AVAIIABILITV AND CHANGE I WITHOUT NOT«. 'OfFER SUBJia TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE NO MAY END AT ANY TIME. apparently fearful the umpire hadn't under stood his words and a visual aid was in order. This leader of men screamed into Van Raaphorst's face, "What's the matter, did your fucking boyfriend fucking cum on your face today, is that how you like it, you fucking faggot?" It was a fine, family-friendly day at the ballpark. Bowers threatened, "I ought to kick your ass you faggot" The plate umpire came over and Van Raaphorst walked away. Bowers screamed at the plate umpire, "I know he is a faggot, I was told by [two prominent people in the league] that he is a fucking faggot I know he is a faggot!" Whew. Van Raaphorst who stands 6'4", did well not to knock him into the hotdog stand. Several possibilities here. The first is clear; This manager can't manage his anger. As to the second and third possibilities, his rant was so extreme and so primal. Bowers either is a poster child for the testosterone- soaked ethos of pro sports or he's gay. My bet is the former. The very idea of the latter probably makes him want to throw bats out of the dugouL Preferably with me in the way. The Golden Baseball League responded to the homophobic tirade by suspending Bowers for two games. Yup, a whole two games. That decision was the foulest of foul balls. Fortunately, Van Raaphorst's fellow umps were incensed over this slap on the wrist and threatened to walk off the job. The league then suspended Bowers for the rest of the season. Bowers, who admitted to the tongue- lashing, resigned. The guy without a job said he regrets what he did. "I've grown up more in three days than ever before," said Bowers. That still makes him only about 14. The league president said, due to this inci dent all 10 teams will be required to go through diversity training. Nowthatis a grand slam. Kudos to Billy Van Raaphorst who man aged to endure an appalling situation. I don't know if there's a blessing for baseball um pires, so I'll make one up: May your calls be accurate, may your temper be slow and may a line drive never land in your teeth.: : info: LesRobinson@aol.com. generalgayety.com Gill video features ENCF Work highlighed for state advocacy organization sexual orientation was referenced in state statutes and the first time gender identity was RALEIGH — Equality NC Foundation (ENCF) was one of five organizations selected to be showcased as a success story in online videos celebrating the diversity of their work. The Gill Foundation, which provides grants to those who work on a variety of issues, has produced the video highlights which shows how ENCF helped to obtain legislation that was LGBT inclusive, a first for a southern state. 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