October 09, 2003

Not that Finegold...

From the Boston Herald, Finegold wants to ban the sale of pro-Yankees merchandise within a mile of Fenway Park:


"Every so often, you need to put people over profits," Finegold said. "Our dearly beloved Red Sox fans have suffered quite a bit."
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The move apparently has the support of Gov. Mitt Romney - his spokesman asking why Finegold was suggesting the no-Yankee zone would be only one mile.

Still, never fear, Red Sox Nation - Finegold says he has no interest in getting rid of the perennial favorite "Yankees Suck" T-shirts.

Posted by richard at October 9, 2003 01:41 AM
Comments

I had an idea for Yankee stadium: impose a $50 fee at the entrance on anyone wearing anything red or with "red sox" on it. And while we're at it, eject any fans named Feingold.

By the way, I was two seats behind the foul ball called a HR last night at the game. This poor kid, standing a foot or more in foul territory, put his hand up and deflected the ball. Because of the geometry of the foul pole (way out in front of the stands) and the guard rail, there is no physical way he could have deflected a fair ball.

For my definitive comments, see this report "Takes a Helping Hand To Get Rid of a Curse" in the Greenwich Times:

"'There's no way it would have been fair,' Mike Weiksner from Manhattan claimed."

Posted by: Michael Weiksner at October 9, 2003 11:04 AM

Fair ball, pal. I know your chief concern is to spare us the mutually assured destruction that would necessarily flow from a Sox-Cubs matchup. But please, let us continue unmolested down this path to Armageddon.

When asked whether I prefer a world in which the Yankees win over no world at all, I think for a minute and check the latter box.

That puts me exactly one deliberative minute ahead of Caifornia's electorate.

Posted by: Brad A. at October 9, 2003 02:19 PM