Yankees, Red Sox, and Bloomberg Loyalty

Showdown

As if Mayor Bloomberg didn't have enough problems, New Yorkers are doubting his loyalty to the New York Yankees, as he is a Massachusetts native. Gothamist would like to see his poll numbers broken down by Yankees fans, Mets fans, Giants fans, Jets fans, Knicks fans, and disaffected sports ignorami from this point forward. [Actually, we'd really like to see voter breakdowns between those who watch Law & Order, Sex and the City, and Curb Your Enthusiasm (L.A., aka Crazyland, but Larry David's jerkiness rings true to his New York roots), but don't know if Bloomby's pollsters would want to bother.] But Mayor Bloomberg did make a "friendly wager" with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino about the American League Championship Series, and Bloomby's speechwriters are pretty good:

I share a bond with Yankees past and present who have left Boston to find success in the greatest city in the world, which will make me especially proud to watch the Bombers send the boys from Beantown home empty-handed. Because New York�s generosity is matched only by its confidence, I am pleased to offer a veritable feast of New York cuisine that the people of Boston will never get to eat:

- A quart of Manhattan clam chowder from Lundy Brothers in Sheepshead Bay;
- A large pizza from Denino�s in Port Richmond;
- A dozen dumplings from Joe�s Shanghai in Chinatown;
- A dozen bagels from Slim�s in Bayside;
- An order of Bistec Encebollado (steak with onions) from Jimmy�s Bronx Caf�.

And just to remind you of whence your troubles began, a dozen �Baby Ruth� bars to commemorate the curse of the Bambino.

Game 1 of Yankees - Red Sox tonight at 8PM, Fox 5.

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By Jen Chung on October 8, 2003 11:09 AM

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at203

DiFara is in Midwood. It has a cult following.

Dahl

Patsy's is Grimaldi's uncle or some kind of relative - same pizza essentially. And where's DiFara? Born and raised in NY and never heard of it.

hatchback

John's or Grimaldi's, Dahl? Pfft. DiFara is more like it! Or the original Patsy's in East Harlem.

Sam

I hate the Yankees. Almost more than I hate hippies.

at203

I like the choice of food -- notice that there are choices from all five boroughs. And have you ever had bagel's from Slim's in Bayside? I haven't, but I can't say with certainty that they're not better than H&H or Ess-a-Bagel. I like the range of ethnic cuisines, too.

Go SOX Go SOX Go SOX! The evil empire must be defeated... as a fellow sox fan said, "Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Microsoft."

dahl

While I like the idea of the wager, I have a few issues with the food choice on Bloomberg's part, i.e. the bagels should clearly be from H&H, and the pizza should either John's or Grimaldi's. And how about some cheesecake?

Kristen

Yanks RULE... Boston is GOING DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tien

ouch, that last thing with the candy bars.

i hope the yankees lose. i'm not sure what would be sweeter, if they lost in four, or if they lost in seven. hmm...i just don't know.

i'm hoping for a cubs-sox series. down with the evil empire!!

hatchback

So if the Yankees win, Hizzoner eats dinner in Boston? Sounds like a raw deal.

Jen

Oops, sorry, slip of the fingers. But I got the link right to his Mayor page. I think.

at203

Sorry to be a stickler, but it's Mayor Menin-O. My pro-Boston-in-NYC persona is in hyper-drive right now. I'm on pins and needles for tonight's game -- GO SOX!!!!!