Chicago White Sox designated hitter Carl Everett criticized gays, fans, Wrigley Field and other targets during an interview for the July edition of Maxim magazine, the Chicago Tribune said.

About homosexuals, Everett said "Gays being gay is wrong. Two women can't produce a baby, two men can't produce a baby, so it's not how it's supposed to be. ... I don't believe in gay marriages. I don't believe in being gay."

Everett has been one of baseball's more controversial players, most notoriously known for his confrontation with umpire Ron Kulpa in 2000 while playing for the Boston Red Sox.

The White Sox DH also ripped on baseball fans, saying that "Fan is short for fanatic — he's crazy about something he really doesn't know about. And it's proven that 99 percent of baseball fans have no idea what they're watching."

Everett had plenty of other targets during the interview:

• Wrigley Field, the worst ballpark: "They need to implode Wrigley."
• Jose Canseco is a "bitter, ignorant individual."
• The congressional steroid hearings were ludicrous: "We have a war going on — I have family in that war — yet we're talking about steroids. ... If everybody in the world got on steroids, we'll still lose more kids to a war than we will from steroids."

• Click for related content

  White Sox's Garland gets help for 11th victory

MORE FROM BASEBALL

Baseball Section Front

Beckett finishes strong first half   Dodgers cap best first half in majors with win   Zambrano homers as Cubs topple Cardinals Mets put on rare offensive show in 9-7 win DeMarco: Morneau, Pujols lead midseason awards Special feature: MLB’s midseason report Hoffman, Pena, Duke added to All-Star teams Live updates on Sunday's baseball games Live odds Rumors: Mattingly successor to Torre? Baseball Section Front   Add Baseball headlines to your news reader: