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Others said “When’s straight night?” or responded like this: Many fans upset about Pride Night invoked Bible passages or said they wouldn’t be Cardinals fans anymore. Nevermind that a short sampling of other theme nights the Cardinals have this season includes Boy Scout Night, Girl Scout Night, College Night, Firefighter Appreciation Night, Military Appreciation Night, Law Enforcement Appreciation Night, Teachers Night, Game of Thrones Night, Star Wars Night and Soccer Night. Nevermind that the Cardinals cap certainly isn’t the first baseball cap to have a rainbow on it. Nevermind that Pride Nights are pretty common around MLB and pro sports in general. Nevermind that members of the LGBTQ community go to baseball games all the time. A number of Cardinals fans were outraged that the team would do something like this. Nonetheless, anybody with a Facebook account knows happened next. The Cardinals announced their first pride night on Friday.
