As a long time Mets and a slightly less long time Boston Red Sox fan the Professor has to say that while the Yankees loss to the Tigers did not fill me with joy, there is – to quote John Kenneth Galbraith writing about something far more important: “a noticeable absence of sorrow.”
We also note that the Daily News is reporting that several Yankee players, per an unnamed member of the team, were put off their game by the booing of the fans in game 2 of the series (lost by the Yankees 3-0 during which the Yankees loaded the bases 3 times and yet scored not a run) which, the unnamed source implied put them off their game for the rest of the series.
The Professor has two somewhat contradictory responses to this: One is incredulity at the delicate emotions of the team being such that booing could disrupt them so. They should count themselves lucky that they are not playing at venues like Cleveland or Philadelphia or even Boston where subpar play is not typically greeted with great understanding and supportive comments.
The other somewhat contradictory thought was: “Now it seems even the Yankee players think Yankee fans are jerks.”
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