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| If you know me, then you know that I’m a huge baseball fan. Specifically, I’m a diehard supporter of the New York Yankees − the most storied franchise in all of sports. It’s not hard to understand my loyalties. I‘m a former season ticket holder who was born and raised in the Bronx, and my Dad owned a sporting goods store in the Boogie-Down for over 25 years. Oh, and there’s the benefit of rooting for a team that’s always good. But maybe all’s not well that ends well. To the victor may go the spoils, but what if the victor is just plain spoiled? A little man once re-dubbed my Bronx Bombers as “The Evil Empire.” What if − gasp − he was right? | In many ways, to know and follow the Yankees is to know and follow America. Each has achieved unparalleled success and recognition, yet both are reviled as much as they are admired. The Yankees and the U.S. each maintain incredible wealth and an ability to play by their own rules, and that is ultimately their blessing and their curse. Somewhere along the way, a baseball team and a nation have lost their way. Both seem to have forgotten what made them great in the first place, and in the process have created in themselves a monster that no amount of championships or perceived global dominance can satisfy. Period. | |||
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Posts Tagged ‘Mariano Rivera’
LESS EMPIRE. MORE PINSTRIPES.
Friday, June 4th, 2010by Chairman of the Bored
