I hate those Damn...uh...Red Sox?
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This morning (actually it was around 1:30 and I had been up for five hours, but it still felt like morning), I was sitting on the couch in my boxers, the taste of margaritas and Icehouse still in my mouth, drenched in sweat from the humidity and the hangover, watching baseball, when something happened...something strange. Alex Rodriguez (an admitted New York Yankee) stroked a line drive into left field to bring in a run and put the Damn Yankees up 2-0 over the White Sox.
And I cheered.
It was a subtle, but unmistakable, fist pump and quiet "yes!" Before I could give it a second thought, Bernie Williams knocked the first pitch he saw to the wall bringing two more runs in. No doubt about it now, I was cheering for the Yankees.
For as long as I can remember, I have hated the Yankees. They have been in the same boat as the Chicago Bears, Duke, Notre Dame and Saddam.
But now...it's different.
Is five years all it takes? Five World Series that don't end with Steinbrenner going home happy? Five years without yet another commerative Yankees Championship DVD from Sports Illustrated?
Maybe it's the fact that the Red Sox finally knocked them off, and they did it exactly the way everyone hoped they would. Maybe I feel bad for A-Rod because he's berated for delivering shitty numbers like a .900 OPS and 65 RBIs (both of which are second on the team, behind a juiced-up Giambi...that's right, better than that Jeter kid). Maybe I've been watching too much Seinfield lately. But for some reason, I am finding myself more sympathetic towards the Yankees.
Next inning: Jeter swings at the first pitch, hits a double, and drives in another two runs. Jesus! I'm cheering for Derek Jeter!
Well I guess there's no use in fighting it. I've always allowed my whims to turn me into a fan for whatever team they please. I guess the days when I hated the Yankees are in the past. Maybe if they win another three or four championships things will go back to normal, and the pinstripes will infuriate me once again. Till then...
Bechtel finally got his ass out of bed around 2:00 and came downstairs. Once he sat down, the first words out of his mouth were, "You know, I don't think I hate the Yankees anymore."
Anyone else?
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I'm with you guys.
I guess I've never been one to dislike teams simply because I'm supposed to or for some other arbitrary reason (especially when the reason is that they're simply good).
When I was a kid, I was kind of like that with the Knicks, Packers and Cincinnati basketball, but in general, I discourage that sort of thing. I think it makes people dumber sports fans. That's what gets me about the Cubs-White Sox thing. People take it too damned seriously.
I have some hate for the Yankees, because of the East Coast Sports Programming Network, but really respect what they have done the last two seasons. Despite dealing with numerous key injuries, they have remained in contention and last year found a way to win their division. Also, Derek Jeter truly is a once in a generation player, and I've really started to admire guys like him and Tom Brady who just win.
Actually, the once in a generation player on their roster is Alex Rodriguez.
Actually, wouldn't a once in a generation player have to at least be the best player in the league?
There's this guy who's playing for the Cardinals that I don't think we've ever seen the likes of.
What a great site, how do you build such a cool site, its excellent.
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