"Yankees Suck" Offends Texas Rangers' Delicate Sensitivities

nbcnewyork.com ^ | 5/29/2009 | Puppage

[Sparky1776]

“Yankees suck” is both profane AND offensive.
And I’m a born Yankee (A.L. team) hater.

Agreed, we are becoming a nation of trash all the way around.

[central_va]

I only think Yankees suck that’s all. I am secesh so I see things differently than you. I see the United States as an entity that was supposed to be a limited in scope. I believe in the republic, all centralized power is evil whether left or right. Yes, Yankees suck.

[MrB]

I guess I wasn’t clear enough in my question -

how am I to know whether I’ll be welcomed or shunned when the SHTF and the states finally tell FUBO to FO
and I move to one of those states...

[L,TOWM]

She went about this all wrong — she should have claimed that she was a NY native and was wearing the shirt to celebrate the alternative lifestyles of some of the Yankee players and fans. Then added that if her celebration and expression of support for that alternative lifestyle was going to get her ejected, she would sue the Rangers and Tom Hicks for discrimination against the oppressed closeted gays on the Yankee’s squad and in their fan base...

[OCCASparky]

What was wrong with it? The Bankee$$$$ DO SUCK!

Sheesh--I wonder what these people would think going down MA-128 any given afternoon and sampling the bumper stickers?

[Arkinsaw]

For some reason, the folks who run major sports lose all ability to have fun. No end-zone celebrations, no t-shirts, no taunting, no rebel flags in the infield, no drinking before the race, etc. It becomes a rigid and controlled "sovietized" event.

Best thing is to not go......and lots of baseball fans have made that decision.

[John W]

Well, I heard the President of the Texas Rangers live on the nationally televised Yankees-Rangers game earlier this week tell the story of sitting in the front row when things were really bad on the field and a fan from higher up in the stands standing up and yelling “For Christ’s sake Ryan, do something”. Didn’t sound as though Nolan had that man thrown out, and, he wasn’t bashful about repeating the language on national television.

[Travis T. OJustice]

For some reason, the folks who run major sports lose all ability to have fun. No end-zone celebrations, no t-shirts, no taunting, no rebel flags in the infield, no drinking before the race, etc. It becomes a rigid and controlled "sovietized" event.

That's why I love local small town short tracks and ballgames, you can still be you, wear stuff like "yankees suck" and not have to worry so much about whiney sissies and traffic.

[OCCASparky]

If you live in a majority liberal state north of the mason-dixon you live in Yankee land.

I know of at least six states up here which would disagree with you.

Sincerely,
Red Sox Nation

[L,TOWM]

We’ll welcome you in Texas. Heck, they welcomed me and I came here from Cali.

[Arkinsaw]

Nothing like painting a whole group. Your not too biased are you.

We are all ill-fed, shoeless, toothless, shiftless, lazy, banjo-paying racists with inbred rickets-afflicted kids living in trailers.

We know all about painting whole groups, and stereotypical bias.

And we return the favor.

[Travis T. OJustice]

You find it offensive, yet you are willing to repeat it. Hmmm.

Yankees suck, btw.

[Albion Wilde]

"Any person wearing clothing with language… that may be offensive to another guest may be denied entry into the stadium, or ejected from the stadium without refund."

Somebody ought to wear a shirt that says, "Down with Socialism" and see what happens.

[C210N]

Baseball would be better off without shirts such as these (and the attitude behind it that catalyzes it). They’ve gone too much in the direction of diminishing kid attendance over the years (mostly night games now, high prices, high salaries, bad press, drugs), and kid attendance is their future. Slogans like this does put a damper on family attendance; the kids that do go to games tend to be a rougher crowd.

[texteacher]

During my younger days, the word “sucks” was profane and vulgar as it referred to oral sex. When my daughter was a teenager, I got tired of hearing her use the word, so I told her what it meant to me. She blushed and did not use the word after our talk.

[VeniVidiVici]

Ok. I can deal with “Yankees Blow”.

[central_va]

You will be distrusted at first because you lived in Yankee country, and that was acceptable to you somehow(shame). You will have to prove your worthiness. Also, any demon spawn coming from the land of ice and snow will definitely be suspect.

[Niteranger68]

Next time.....YANKEES BLOUGH!

[nina0113]

Time and place. If you’re watching the game in a bar, “Yankees Suck” is less inappropriate (I still wouldn’t wear it). At the stadium, with all the little kids who might well ask their mommies questions, it’s a little too trashy. Notice I’m not disagreeing with the sentiment. I am trying to substitute the word “stinks” in my own conversation - picking up litter, as it were.

[MrB]

I liked the other guy’s response better...
Texas it is...