Or maybe it’s just Bloomberg. Either way, it’s distasteful to say the least:
Bloomberg already planning Yankees’ victory parade.
Oh, what victory parade, you ask? The one after they win the world series, which is not even scheduled to begin (YES, BEGIN) until Oct. 27. The one that the Yankees are not even confirmed to be IN, given that they haven’t even begun playing the ALCS series. WHICH IS NOT THE WORLD SERIES.
It’s … well, it’s kind of amazing, is what it is, but it’s not really surprising. I understand that I’m predisposed to dislike the boys in stripes, given my irrevocable status as a member of Red Sox Nation, but errgh, they act like this ALL THE TIME. ALL THE TIME. It’s infuriating, and it’s what makes them so easy to despise, because COME ON.
At least Derek Jeter has some sense, as always:
“You try to win every game you play, but it’s no cause for celebration,” said Derek Jeter, who delivered an RBI single in the seventh. “It’s not the best two out of three. We still haven’t done anything yet.”
(Is now the time to admit that despite wishing most of the Yankees would die in a fire that I have a soft spot for Derek Jeter? And, uh, Andy Pettitte? I am a sports fan after all, and Jeter is a true ball player and Pettitte … well, he’s the anti-Clemens, obviously.)
(Smirking probably because he’s dating Lyla Garrity, not because he’s a smug prick. Well, at least not in public.)
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Jonna is a Bostonian who hates football, loves baseball and basketball, and recently had all her dreams come true when Shaq came to the Celtics.
The part where I agree with you: The Yankees drive me crazy. They are a bunch of over-confident jackasses.
The part where I disagree with you: Derek Jeter is the worst.
I’m with Sarah. Loathe the Jeter. And while my beloved Red Sox are not always known for being warm and fuzzy (though hello, Nomar Garciaparra, we’d love to have you retire as a one of us), the Yankees truly jumped the shark with the party planning.
I hate when any team/person does shit like this. It makes things worse for a fan like me who’s always, always, always accused of being a part of the mythical “bandwagon,” when all I ever see are Red Sox fans. It’s horrible, and while the Yankees aren’t all bad, I totally understand the fury that it is hearing nonsense like Bloomberg’s.
I was trying to find a way to comment without being an ass. Because in my world? You talk trash, your team loses. Karma or something.
But damn, this is annoying.