As I sit here during another White Sox pitching change in the eighth inning of a 4-4 game, let me quickly tell this story.
Sitting in LaGuardia airport this morning, awaiting the boarding of my American Airlines flight to Chicago, two Yankees fans -- looked like a young couple -- were sitting nearby. The woman was wearing a Chien-Ming Wang jersey. The guy was in a Robinson Cano jersey. So I had to wonder: Do they have a closet full of jerseys of all players, and they chose to wear these two because (a) Cano was making his return from the DL, and (b) Wang was starting tonight?
And to make it even weirder: Mariano Rivera was sitting in first class, and from my seat in row nine, I was able to see everyone's reactions when they saw the Yankees closer. So guess what the two biggest Yankees fans on the flight did?
They didn't notice him.
Okay, back to the game.
Comments (7)
Jim, someone wearing a Yankees jersey does not make them the biggest fans.
Hah
How young was this couple? Eleven? It was easy not to recognize Mariano yesterday, he didn't look like himself at all.
Were they wearing the stupid jerseys with the names on the back? If they were, they're not true fans.
Hey Eric, I was simply referring to them as the biggest Yankee fans on the flight. Sure I don't know that for sure, but I think it's a pretty good chance.... And to Ralph, yes, they were wearing the dark t-shirts that look like jerseys, except they have names on the back.
jim you should have smacked this couple in the head. thats it.
why was Mo flying by himself on game day?