"I disagree with his lifestyle," Murphy said. "I do disagree with the fact that Billy is a homosexual.  That doesn't mean I can't still invest in him and get to know him.  I don't think the fact that someone is a homosexual should completely shut the door on investing in them in a relational aspect.  Getting to know him.  That, I would say, you can still accept them but I do disagree with the lifestyle, 100 percent."

"Maybe, as a Christian, that we haven't been as articulate enough in describing what our actual stance is on homosexuality," he said.  "We love the people.  We disagree about the lifestyle.  That's the way I would describe it for me."

(Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets -- March 4, 2015)