You assume much. My dislike of the Yankee's has nothing to do with my love of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. I dislike the current Dodgers because of their betrayal. I'm a Met fan my friend, and a Jet fan. From their inceptions. Also a Cub, Raiders, Steelers, Knicks, Nets and USC fan. Not too many big winners in that group. You sound like a typical front runner fan. You love winners? I love the sports. Your redeeming value seems to be your love of UConn, of which I became a watcher in '91 against NC State. Yeah, perhaps I overstated. I don't love "everything" in this mad city of mine. Are you a resident?
Haven't they shown you 27 times? Have you been napping?
So wrong! I can't stand the Giants and haven't for the longest time. After all, aren't we all Patriots????That's okay. Try the New York Football Giants! Everybody in New England loves them!
So we are talking about the New York Football Giants from New Jersey? Didn't they also run out on New York for greener pastures????? How can they not be as bad as the San Francisco Giants or LA Dodgers????That's okay. Try the New York Football Giants! Everybody in New England loves them!
When people were referring to the Jeter, Rivera, Posada, Pettite Yankees, I seem to remember they had 21 other players that contributed in one manner or another. I don't remember Yankee fans crying that the others weren't being given the proper respect.
One of the reasons a lot of people had problems with the Yankees, particularly after Steinbrenner took over, was that they were buying pennants and World Series. It's a bit ironic that one of Steinbrenner's partners inevitably became a Red Sox owner and has helped the Red Sox buy themselves some championships. Do you remember the disastrous group of big contract players they somehow managed to send off to the Dodgers who are another rendition of the same coin? That trade a few years back saved the Red Sox skin by ridding massive contracts on players that certainly didn't justify the money they were getting paid.I had this tee shirt for years. I wore it to Disney World and must have gotten high 5's from about 50 people.
He wasn't alone. Poppy did himself some serious enhancement stuff. Then too, there was Manny, right?
Being a big Yankee fan, I really disliked Johnny Damon (particularly with his caveman look while still with Boston) but always respected him as a special player. He contributed in so many ways for the Red Sox and then he did exactly the same thing for the Bombers. He had a weak arm but in every other way, with his bat and his glove and his legs, he could play some ball.
I understand the feelings for Chong--I have them too. Replacement --used in the short term means--subbing--next year in the long term--Dangerfield shall certainly be Chong's replacement. However, certain teams are faster and Chong isn't that fast, with those teams (excluding errors in judgement) Crystal may be a better match. My point is Chong is Senior and the 5th starter (starter say Geno trusts her)--why isn't she given the respect those (senior/starter) should get??
Because those 2 were not Seniors or upper class men. As a Senior and a Starter, Geno by doing that, gives her a modicum of respect--isn't proper for the By to do the same?? Geno touts Katie Lou, Gabby, Napheseea and Kia --they get more than their fair share of adulation--the By is the UC Women Cheering team--it doesn't cost one cent of money or enthusiasm to open the door and allow Chong to enter???
I considered the Sox and Yankees MY team--both. My wife and her family could/can only seen one team
Na---I saw that movie--it ended bad (ly) --otherwise a great choice if you add plus ONE.OK, this whole name thing is creating some serious problems. Everyone has been using "Core Four." Even Geno started using the term. But the last thing we need is a bunch of frustrated Yankee fans lamenting the fact that they haven't won a World Championship since their Core 4 all retired.
The Fantastic 4 is a great moniker, but as soon as we all start putting it on t-shirts, hats & posters we will be inundated with copywrite lawsuits.
We need something new. How about the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?" Nobody has ever used that, right?
I do recall that after he retired from football Rosevelt Grier became quite proficient at knitting - true story.
You assumed I disliked the Yankee's because of my love of the old Dodgers. WRONG! They used to call that pretzel logic. It's grossly inaccurate. I dislike the Yankee's because to me they epitomize everything about sports I dislike: Buying championships, fans that barely tolerate like baseball but LOVE the Yankee's, old fashioned attitudes about what is "good for the sport", and Yankee arrogant head honcho's and fans.
That doesn't sting at all.. The Yankees already had a few titles under their belt..lol I don't hate the Red Sox the way Red Sox fans hate the Yankees. I don't really "get" that. I love a rivalry sure - but that stuff is a little extreme for me as a fan. To each his own!
1) Nope. Wrong again. My Dad was a die hard Yankee fan. At 5 I was a Dodger fan. I was too young to hate the Yankee's at the time. I've always been a fan of underdogs. I meandered around baseball becoming a marginal Yankee fan until the Mets and their 40-120 record entered NY in 1962. My dislike of the Yankee's is precisely for the reasons I've stated.
They were badass!
