Comedian Name Drops Jackie Robinson

Last week, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver told comedian/radio host Artie Lange that gay players would not be welcome "in the locker room".

Pretty shocking stuff, but, probably, a feeling that Lange feels "reflects what 99% of the league".

Naturally, enter Jackie Robinson.

As we all know by now, Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 and, as Lange told The Thirty Mile Zone, what football needs a "gay Jackie Robinson...and everything will be fine".

"What’s gonna have to happen is a real star player, a Jackie Robinson-type," Lange said.  "A  real star player is gonna have to come out while he's playing...and other people will follow."

I get what Lange is saying.   And he's right...to a point.

Robinson, and other African-Americans, weren't allowed to play because of the color of their skin. Homosexuals aren't making themselves known because they fear for their safety and, in some cases, lives.

What do you think?

Comedian Calls Out Yankees Ace

Years ago, as the story goes, former Philadelphia Phillies All-Star John Kruk was sitting at a bar knocking back some drinks and smoking.

Out of the blue...a woman walks up and tells him that he, a professional athlete, should take better care of himself.

His response?

The immortal phrase..."I ain't an athlete, lady, I'm a baseball player."

And I guess that's the appeal of baseball, isn't it?  That, seemingly, anyone with the talent to play can.  And they can be successful too!

Just look at Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Tony Gwynn and Kirby Puckett.  Big guys CAN do well.

Which leads me to this.

The other night, TMZ cameras caught up with comedian Artie Lange and, for reason, starting talking to him about the New York Yankees...specifically team ace and $25 million dollar man CC Sabathia.

And, well, suffice it to say...the pot called the kettle an "enormous fat guy."

Watch.