Gothamist: Yankees - The Only Game in Town?

Bill - Albany

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:29:37 -0500

Frontrunner? I would love to hear exactly what your definition of frontrunner is. Your use of "" when calling the Albany Yankee fans "fans" is ridiculous. As usual, someone who doesn't like the Yankees is scratching and clawing for anything to rip on them about. Jealousy is an ugly emotion, and it doesn't translate well to print either. As far as Simmons' "rules" go, funny as they are, are meant for just that, to be funny. I wish that there were rules for being a good writer. The first rule would probably be to know what the hell you're talking about, but as usual that isn't the case in heavily opinionated "journalism" (see Bill can use quotes too, as well as speak in the third person, plus I'll try to throw in 37 web links later on as well). Just because someone has said that they've been a fan for only seven years or fifty years does not translate to whether or not they are a frontrunner. We all know what (well....the non-jealous "we") a front runner is, it's obvious that you don't even understand that (but I'm sure there's a website out there that can explain it to you). Instead of spouting off at the keyboard about frontrunners and your deep knowledge of what a "fan" is, try understanding what it means to be a fan how possibly someone has come to like the team they do, then maybe the Gothamist can stop wondering. http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/04/06/yankees_the_only_game_in_town.php http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/04/06/yankees_the_only_game_in_town.php http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/04/06/yankees_the_only_game_in_town.php http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/04/06/yankees_the_only_game_in_town.php http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/04/06/yankees_the_only_game_in_town.php

Ron Mwangaguhunga

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 19:18:36 -0500

hey, the mets will rise again!

Jimbo

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:58:07 -0500

I don't think Simmons' editors know what "tossed salads" are.

GWong

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:52:29 -0500

Those Mets vs Braves games from 1997 to 2000 were some of the best games I'd ever seen. Nothing tops the "grand single" in '99 though.

kp

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:47:54 -0500

Even if the Mets suck [cringe], the rivalry between them and the Braves still lives. You'll never see the two teams play harder.

tien

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 14:53:09 -0500

i mean, i did write: "for the record, Gothamist thinks there are at least two rivalries in baseball" so i guess we're all agreed, there is more than one rivalry in baseball.

Simon

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 14:47:36 -0500

Youre right Frankenstein, but that doesnt make for a good melodramatic editorial now does it.

Frankenstein

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 13:57:49 -0500

I would think that the Giants/Dodgers and the Cardinals/Cubs rivalries are also fairly significant...

GWong

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 13:53:13 -0500

Bill Simmons is the best writer Page 2 has!