[Bill,
April 30, 2007]
In which I say something nice about the New York Yankees and Yankee fans ...
I know there's a lot of talk about anti-Catholic bigotry lately, as the last acceptable prejudice. But I find it difficult to jump on the victimhood bandwagon. In fact, I find it impossible.
Reason: The Roman Catholic Church is the New York Yankees of religion; plus, we're right and we have one in six humans in the club and we were founded by God. Not even the Yankees can say that.
Now the NY Yankees are the most despised team of all time -- everyone hates them. And what is the fans' reaction to a steady stream of opproprium? Do they file Title IX claims? Do they complain? No. Yankee fans ... ignore it. They don't even ignore it obviously, or intentionally, or even think about it; they just ignore it with a true, heartfelt, "who cares?" or "Huh?"
Because Yankee fans know that they've won 26 championships, and there's more where that came from, and maybe you escaped this year and next, but guess what? this year we may be in last place but that'll just tear your heart out more when we win the division or the Wild Card and if not this year, we'll just reload.
Anti-Catholicism: Gates. Hell. Not prevail. Big guy's word for it. Let's keep that in mind.
Reason: The Roman Catholic Church is the New York Yankees of religion; plus, we're right and we have one in six humans in the club and we were founded by God. Not even the Yankees can say that.
Now the NY Yankees are the most despised team of all time -- everyone hates them. And what is the fans' reaction to a steady stream of opproprium? Do they file Title IX claims? Do they complain? No. Yankee fans ... ignore it. They don't even ignore it obviously, or intentionally, or even think about it; they just ignore it with a true, heartfelt, "who cares?" or "Huh?"
Because Yankee fans know that they've won 26 championships, and there's more where that came from, and maybe you escaped this year and next, but guess what? this year we may be in last place but that'll just tear your heart out more when we win the division or the Wild Card and if not this year, we'll just reload.
Anti-Catholicism: Gates. Hell. Not prevail. Big guy's word for it. Let's keep that in mind.