The team did meet with Landon Brownfield, secretary and co-chair of Pride Center of St. The Cardinals held firm and Berkman is still on the schedule. Louis announcing their disappointment that the Cardinals would allow Berkman to speak at Christian Night. Philadelphia Phillies recall Bryson Stott out of necessityīerkman’s comments from 2015 led to the group Pride Center of St.Minnesota Twins hope Jorge Polanco follows a familiar pattern.Boston Red Sox desperation leads to Carlos Martinez.San Diego Padres: Luke Voit having miserable time in Triple-A.Seattle Mariners: 5 questions with pitcher Roenis Elías.Proposition 1, the bathroom ordinance, would allow troubled men to enter women’s public bathrooms, showers and locker rooms.” While campaigning against the ordinance that would have protected LGBT rights in Houston, Berkman said in a radio ad, “No men in women’s bathrooms, no boys in girls’ showers or locker rooms. Louis came out in protest of Berkman speaking at the event because Berkman campaigned against an equal-rights ordinance in 2015 and openly criticized the LGBT community. One of the speakers at Christian Day at Busch Stadium, which is scheduled for July 30, is former MLB player Lance Berkman. The team claims to have hosted a Christian Day at their ballpark for nearly 30 years, but this year’s event caused some controversy in mid-June. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the St. Louis Cardinals received backlash about Lance Berkman speaking at Christian Day, then received backlash when they announced Pride Night. By Bobby Mueller 4 years ago Follow Tweet