Jeez guys come on... some people are idealists and others are pragmatic. Maybe you each see the other as being so to a fault, but the issue is dead now... some dud from Queens got the ball and is probably going to spend it all on hookers and blow. End of story.
I haven't visited this thread for awhile but when I do, I come back to baiting tactics towards me. If he has a problem, I offer him a private solution to resolving that problem.
Natsfan, the fan might be a Mets fan but then again, NYC itself is definitely Yankees territory. I went to three parts of the city and it was no contest who it seemed everyone was rooting for. Saw a few Mets hats but there were legions of Yanks swag, even on the homeless. One guy was on his way to work in nice pants, nice shoes, and a collared Yankee shirt.
The guy who caught A-Rod's 500th was a Yank fan from NJ.
My Curly W hat wasn't the only one in the city though. I saw quite a few on the heads of youngsters and a strange amount of adults sport them in the Bronx.