"Please...Please...Any Name But The Yankees!!!

[IcyPatriot]

Funny story about youth baseball in New England

http://sports.excite.com/news/02102006/v6624.html

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - The Yankees would be wiped out in New England, if a Boston Red Sox farm team has its way.


The Class A Lowell Spinners of the New York-Penn League say that if youth baseball leagues across New England change the name of a team from the Yankees to the Spinners, Lowell would pay for new uniforms. In a message on the Spinners' Web site, general manager Tim Bawmann said many children in New England are
:eat3: devastated when they are assigned to be on a team called the Yankees. :eat2:

 

[Johnny Mac]

Heh, I was in Lowell this weekend, and this was a nice topic of conversation. It's true, some kids really hate having to be on the Yankees, and this is a very creative way of fixing that. I love the Spinners organization.

 

[sdaniels7114]

That's a great idea. I hope the big club will help 'em out a bit with some mention on air during this upcoming season.

My nephew went on one of them 'play dates' a couple of years ago and came back spouting some nonsense like 'go Yankees' or some other ridiculous babble. Me and his other uncle corrected him. Unfortunately the boy prefers Soccer, we haven't had as much luck overcoming that particular birth defect

 

[Johnny Mac]

His parents aren't cousins, are they?

 

[sdaniels7114]

His parents aren't cousins, are they?

Certainly not, he just doesn't like all the standing around involved in Baseball.

 

[Chevy]

Certainly not, he just doesn't like all the standing around involved in Baseball.

That's what the beer is for ..... :eat3: