"Rooting for the Yankees takes all the courage, imagination, conviction, and baseball intelligence of Spam."
-- Rick Reilly
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My Rant:
Okay, the Yankees are a good team. I'll admit that. I mean, they've won 26 World Championships - obviously they have talent. However, contrary to what Yankee fans may believe (or should I say WANT to believe), people do not hate them because of the fact that they win. We are NOT jealous of them. It would take about a century for me to vent all my anger and tell you every reason why I hate them. So, let's see... hmmmm... First and foremost, the Yankees are just plain cocky. The most obvious example: Roger Clemens. He has got to be one of the most arrogant and egotistical players ever. I'll admit, he gave Toronto some good seasons, but nobody was sad to see him leave. I think Will McDonough of the Boston Globe says it all: |
I think we all remember this... 
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"(Clemens) has no faults. Just ask him. Can you remember one time in his career here when he said he did anything wrong? That he simply stunk some night when he got hit hard? Or gave the other team credit when he did get a hit? No. There was always some other factor. The umpires were squeezing him. His mechanics were bad. His back was sore. He didn't like the general manager. Even though everyone around the Red Sox organization said he was overweight, he said he wasn't. He just looked fat, he said, because of the side effects of the anti-inflammatories he was taking. Or he got big because he was lifting so much weight, reflecting his self-described 'great work ethic.'" |
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I also hate Yankee fans. They come up to Toronto (dressed in all of their Yankee attire, of course) waving their huge Yankee flags and banners. They toss garbage onto the field and yell obscenities at the players. Must they come up here and disturb all of the people trying to watch a baseball game PEACEFULLY!!!??? And don't even get me started on the so-called "bleacher creatures". It just shows how immature and imprudent Yankee fans are. |
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-- An umpire, referring to what it's like at Yankee stadium |
| I also hate the way the Yankees seem to OWN the umps (which was rather obvious in a post season game in '99 versus Boston!). It is as if the umpires are afraid to call anything against the Yankees, for fear that the Yankees (and/or their fans) will dislike them! |
 The Yankees failing to tag Offerman at second, yet for some reason he was called out. I'll let you decide... |
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Finally, I hate the Yankees because of Derek Jeter (who is completely overrated). There is so much hype surrounding him, and I cannot figure out why. Okay, he's a pretty good shortstop, but he's definitely not the best out there. Do you think he'd actually be getting this much attention if he didn't play for the Yankees?!?! The media builds him up to be some sort of god. The plain and simple truth is that Jeter gets exposure because he plays for a contending team that wins World Championships. |
 Can you honestly tell me that you find this attractive?! |
I also don't understand why girls think he's so good looking. In my opinion, he is one of the ugliest on the team. He has dreadful hair that makes his head look square in shape; he's not cute in the least bit. If he wasn't the shortstop for the New York Yankees, I bet not one girl would give him a second look if they saw him walking down the street. |
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Well, I think I have gone on long enough about why I hate the Yankees. I just hope Yankee fans understand that we don't hate them because we're jealous. We hate them because they're cocky, because of their fans, and because they are completely overrated! |