6. In 1978, Yankee Stadium crowd showers giveaway Reggie bars at Reggie Jackson, causing game to be halted.
4. Car filled with drunken louts chases embattled pitcher Eddie Lee Whitson home, honking horn and yelling obscenities.
3. Mob rushes field, slamming into Chris Chambliss, after his walk-off HR wins 1976 pennant.
2. Crowd chants "Fuck Steinbrenner" after Reggie returns in an Angels uniform, belts homer.
1. Mystery group, circa 1985, put tacks on Whitson's driveway.
Today, I proudly add Sunday night's stadium crowd, which spontaneously chanted "FUCK JUAN SOTO," after the heartbreaking news broke that the traitor will be sidelined with a minor calf strain.
Sadly, neither Michael Kay nor the YES team acknowledged the cheers, which once again proves that Yank fans are on a par with Trump, himself, when it comes to nursing grudges.
Soto will always occupy a cold, dark basement in our hearts. He signed with the Mets, squeezing a few extra thin dimes on a $765 million contract, because he was too cheap to buy luxury box and too petty to forgive a low-level security guard for not immediately recognizing his relatives.
Honestly, I can't think of a nicer addenda to Sunday's rancid loss than to imagine Soto having to sit out a week or two, watching daytime TV. I don't ask the juju gods for broken bones, ligament tears or concussions. But minor calf strains? Thank you, kind sirs.
Icing on the cake: Soto was off to a hot start, hitting .355.
Let's hope he returns in two weeks, just in time for a sweet 0-for-20.
If you're expecting forgiveness, or grace, why are you here? Two years ago, for an entire season, Yank fans showered Soto with unrelenting love. We overlooked his paltry fielding. We cheered him through ups and downs. And he pissed on us, signing with the Mets, for a few extra pennies on a stack of money taller than he will spend in 10 lifetimes. Fuck him. If I had some extra tacks...
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I was at the first game when Pedro pitched against us after his mango tree "daddy" comments. Half the stadium would change "Who's your daddy?" in a low rumble, answered by the other half, chanting the same thing. Spontaneous and impressive.
Duque, you've got to let it go....
Did I say that Soto would blow out a wheel at some point sooner or later? (It turned out to be later.) I thought it would happen in the outfield, however, not on the bases. Some guys, you can just tell are going to get hurt. This time, it was a calf. But next time, watch out for the hamstring.
Anyways, this is all why it was an effing great thing that Soto didn't re-sign with the Yanks. Almost 800 mil tied up in one player? We can lose without him.
Hammer, I agree. But I don't think I agree with your earlier reply on the previous post. If Hal cans Cash and Boone, hires competent people for the same money, and sets the roster budget right where it is, we will win more, the franchise will be worth even more than it already is, and Hal can yacht to his heart's content. There's no law against bringing up young players who pan out for a while and then get traded away, a la Tampa. Or trade them away earlier, like Cashman does, but make actually good trades and get something worthwhile for them, unlike Cashman.
Where's the risk? Let the baseball guys run the team as long as they stick to the financial parameters. We're still bound to do better than we do with the Genius and the Idiot.
Great post, Duque! As always.
But as we wait for the end of the world, I would add this one:
In 2001, just weeks after the horrors of 9/11, the Seattle Mariners came to NYC for the ALCS.
The Mariners—players, coaches, and Manager Lou Piniella—did everything right. They visited firehouses and police stations, donated money, talked about how great the city is, and how they wished it a quick recovery.
In return, when Seattle was in the midst of being routed in the last game, Yankees fans responded by chanting, "Over-rated!" at the Mariners. They chanted, "Say-o-nara!" at the great Ichiro.
It was terrible. It was racist. It was completely ungrateful and unsportsmanlike.
It was great. It showed that we had our groove back. That catastrophic terrorist attack or now, we were the same old, arrogant, big-city assholes we've always been.
You stay classy, Yankees fans!
Soto's determination to squeeze every last penny out of free agency saved the Yankees from making a big mistake. It's not his fault that they then turned around and blew the saved money on even worse mistakes.
How's everybody's 2026 going so far . . . ?
Today's big question:
Can Cam bring the Schlit ?
Which brings immediately to mind another . . . .
FANTASY MARKETING OPPORTUNITY !
"Hello. I'm Cam Schlittler. If you like beer, YOU'LL LOVE SCHLITZ!
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