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Angels win the A.L. West? So what, say Yankees’ fans
September 9th, 2008, 6:00 am · 16 Comments · posted by Ellen Bell, Afternoon Angel
Joe D. (not his real name) is a New Yorker. If the Yankees’ jersey and cap didn’t give it away, the second he opened his mouth it would be obvious. Though he lives out here amongst you Angels’ fans now his accent remains thick, pure New York.
He could be mixing it up on a street corner in any of the five boroughs right now.
At Angel Stadium on Monday to watch the Yankees, Joe D. (not his real name) could care less if the Angels were close to clinching an A.L. West title, or that they might do it on Tuesday or Wednesday against his Yankees.
His team had to be playing someone on Monday, and it just happened to be the Angels.
So the Angels are close to clinching, so what?
”Who cares,” said Joe D. (not his real name).
Watching another team jump around on the field wouldn’t, you know … hurt.
”Nah, not at all … because we’re the Yankees,” said Joe D. (not his real name). ”We’ve got 26 world championships, 27 is on the way. I’m not worried. It’s all good.”
He was not alone, either.
The New York contingent at Angel Stadium was smaller and less vocal than when the Yankees played here last month, but it was their team that mattered.
”I’d rather see Derek Jeter beat Babe Ruth’s hit mark tonight,” said Victoria Lopez, noting that Jeter was tied with Ruth for second place on the all-time Yankees’ hit list with 2,518. ”I can’t hate the Angels, though because of Vladimir Guerrero. He’s a classy player.”
The Angels, to fans like Joe D. (not his real name), might start to matter when they can count the number of World Series they have won on more than one hand.
But there was thing about that Angels that was irksome.
”I hate (the Angels). No, I don’t really hate them. I just hate the fact that every time we (the Yankees) come out here the Angels end up sweeping us,” Lupe Gutierrez said.
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All you Yankee transplants can kiss my Angels butt! It must be hard to watch your team come to Anaheim (not L.A.) and see your team lose. Chris D (not my real name)
26 WS titles–none this millenium. Sorry Yanks, no fair talking about titles won before your grandpa was a gleam in someone’s eye. Welcome to reality, and how’s that potential FOURTH-place finish taste?
This New Yorker is an ANGELS FAN!!!
26 titles and the majority of which happened before the Angels were a serious franchise? We’ve got 1 here in the new millenium and the Yanks? Been a while huh? The Yanks are a sinking franchise who’s blowing money left and right for players that aren’t as good as they think they are (especially A-Rod). We’ve got a franchise here with such a deep farm system that we’ll be set for the years to come. There’s always going to be noise coming out of Anaheim and New York better be ready for the millenium of the Angels!
Go Angels!
YAY!! ANGELS RULE!!!!!!!
Sorry Yankees!! NOT!!!!!!
hahahahahahaha!!! :)
Well, there goes the neighborhood! And to think that Orange County used to be such a nice place to live…
My name is Bob (not my real name) and I’m a Yankee hater. Ever since I was was a kid, and my Dad said Bob (not my real name) the Yankee’s S***. I said, I got you Dad. He said, good job Bob (not my real name). Great article Robert, (probably not your real name).
hey randy…no titles this millenium?do you even know what a millenium is?sure the yankees arent going anywhere this year…doesnt mean the angels will win it all either.i am a die hard yankee fan regardless of how they finish. how long you been an angel fan?since 2002?
That was a great shove last night from Tori. Loved it!
yankees won most of those world series championships when there was only 16-20 teams in the major leagues. now there are 30 teams and alot more parody.
what did hunter prove?nothing other than he is an idiot.
Why the interest in watching the Yankees? Like they want to watch a possible fourth place team, of which, many of those players WON’T be back in 2009.
Isn’t it just like those blow hard Yankee fans to talk about the past. Why don’t you misplaced Yankee fans stick around a while and get a tan. If you want, while you wait for your tan to grow, watch the Angels win another title.
Go Home Yankee…and take you friend from Boston too!
Jerry the wannabe haven’t got a clue please go buy a calendar,
I’ve been an Angels fan since 1980. You remember, guys like Frank Tanana, Brian Downing, Rod Carew, Bobby Grich, Don Baylor, those guys? Trust me, I’ve had my heart ripped out enough to know. I still cringe when someone mentions the name Donnie Moore. I still remember 1995 and blowing a 13-game lead with six weeks left. And yes, I’ll ALWAYS remember sitting in the stands during Game 6 in 2002, watching the Giants fair-weather fans leaving in droves when they got a stake through the heart, and sitting in Section 404, looking down on Barriod Bonds as he Cadillacs that grounder Anderson knocked into left.
So please, homer, don’t tell me about bandwagoning when I’ve still got my CALIFORNIA Angels hat from my youth still in my office.
In other words, Jer, shove it where the sun don’t shine. Even a dull-witted New Yorker like you should be able to understand THAT.