i had plans for us to buy ice together
At dinner today, the one other female Yankees fan I've found so far says to me, after a short and concise discussion of how nice Derek Jeter's ass looks on TV and how I think Mussina is pretty cute, "You know, the only Yankee I'm actually really attracted to is Derek Jeter."
I pause, look up from my plate, and say, "Yeah?"
She thinks about it for a moment, then says, "Yeah. But if one of the other Yankees wanted to, I wouldn't say no."
I think about that for a moment, too. "Out of principle right?"
"Yeah. If they wanted to. Just because they're Yankees."
If the table hadn't been so big and the two of us hadn't been both so small, we would have high-fived each other over the table. As it was, we just kinda settled for smirking and feeling really good about being among our own kind for once because, well, she mentioned walking into class and walking into a clutch of students talking about how much they loved the Red Sox. Both of us have become conditioned to following up our answer to the question "What team do you cheer for?" with an explanation of our New York roots. She says, "I went to Columbia! I grew up in Jersey!" I say, "I went to school near New York! The person who got me into baseball is a born-in-pinstripes, die-in-pinstripes Yankees fan!"
So, yes. Out of principle. The other two girls at the table -- a proteo-Red Sox fan and a girl who is a social fan of Bay area teams -- just kinda looked stunned, and really, what can I say except rings hath pimp and all ensuant its privelges?
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What I wouldn't give to know the context of this quote originally in the NYPost and posted by LockhartSteele.com: Terry Francona in NYPost: "I see Johnny Damon five minutes before the game - he's naked. Four minutes later, he's on second."
LockhartSteele.com is also the site that gave us two of the greatest pair of signs ever.
I pause, look up from my plate, and say, "Yeah?"
She thinks about it for a moment, then says, "Yeah. But if one of the other Yankees wanted to, I wouldn't say no."
I think about that for a moment, too. "Out of principle right?"
"Yeah. If they wanted to. Just because they're Yankees."
If the table hadn't been so big and the two of us hadn't been both so small, we would have high-fived each other over the table. As it was, we just kinda settled for smirking and feeling really good about being among our own kind for once because, well, she mentioned walking into class and walking into a clutch of students talking about how much they loved the Red Sox. Both of us have become conditioned to following up our answer to the question "What team do you cheer for?" with an explanation of our New York roots. She says, "I went to Columbia! I grew up in Jersey!" I say, "I went to school near New York! The person who got me into baseball is a born-in-pinstripes, die-in-pinstripes Yankees fan!"
So, yes. Out of principle. The other two girls at the table -- a proteo-Red Sox fan and a girl who is a social fan of Bay area teams -- just kinda looked stunned, and really, what can I say except rings hath pimp and all ensuant its privelges?
***
What I wouldn't give to know the context of this quote originally in the NYPost and posted by LockhartSteele.com: Terry Francona in NYPost: "I see Johnny Damon five minutes before the game - he's naked. Four minutes later, he's on second."
LockhartSteele.com is also the site that gave us two of the greatest pair of signs ever.