How many really cared?

I know that I will probably risk the wrath of my New York readers, of which there are more than a few, with this one but anyway here goes. We strive for truth, justice and the American Way here so let's let the chips fall where they may.


First off, I do not hate, or even dislike, the Yankees. Actually, I kind of like them. As a kid, I immersed myself in baseball history and of course the Yankees are big part of that. If you like the history of baseball, you no doubt appreciate the Yankee tradition. As an aside, anybody that claims that Babe Ruth was not the greatest offensive player of all time is simply wrong. Barry Bonds, sit down.

Further as an added bonus, the Yankees have the second best home uniform behind the Tigers. (Sorry, they aren't better than the Tigers. They just aren't)

Sure, the modern-day Yankees have a very bloated payroll and have a built-in advantage just by virtue of the market that they play in but it is what it is. Somebody has to play in the biggest market. I don't get too worked up about that. When the Yankees are on the tube, I usually watch. I do.

I also like Derek Jeter. I frankly admire his tenacity, ability to hit in the clutch and the fact that he is not prone to off-field transgressions unlike SOME PEOPLE. Also he is from Kalamazoo which is not all that far from here so that is a plus.

All that said, when I was watching Jeter's pursuit of the Yankee hit record, I felt like I was watching some alternative universe where people cared about this.

Did anybody outside of New York or ESPN have the slightest bit of interest in this?

Who?

Ok, how about a show of hands?

Anybody?

Don't be shy.

That's what I thought.

(Any dissenters must post their zip code)