October 17, 2003
Overstatement?
Shawn Bernard does not agree with me.
"I know most people wanted a different ending to the script this time, but once again the Yankees are the American League champions."
Do you really think so? "Most" people? There are a HELL of a lot of Yankee fans out there, all over the world. I would guess that there are more Yankee fans than Red Sox fans. Yeah, there are a lot of people who dislike the Yankees, too, but to say that "most" people wanted a different ending, I think, is far from the truth.
That quote is a statement of opinion. It's based on two things:
- I know lifelong Yankees fans who are tired of the Yankees winning all the time and would like to see new teams in the World Series.
- I assume that there are more non-Yankees fans than Yankees fans, and most of those fans were rooting for the Yankees to lose.
I admit that's flimsy evidence, but I'll stand by it until proven otherwise.