Georgie Looks For Free Lunch
By lefty
The situation with the Yankees-Devil Rays forfeit scenario has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous in the last couple of days. Now ESPN Radio is reporting that the Yankees are sending a bill to Major League Baseball for expenses from Monday’s non-doubleheader in which the Yankees offered fans free soda and hot dogs for their trouble in waiting for Monday’s game to start.
I mean, come on. How much more of this garbage do we have to hear from this franchise? Why, exactly, is the major league office being sent a bill? How about some cutback on the $194 million dollar team payroll next season to recover some of the costs?
This is just another example of a franchise famous for it excesses trying to exploit the system for its own interests. If there are any Yankees fans out there who still can’t understand why every non-Yankee fan hates this team after this fiasco, then I guess they will never get it.
This is a joke. This so-called "proud" franchise should be ashamed of itself after the behavior of the last few days. But they aren’t ashamed and never will be. Why? Because in the end Baseball will give them a pass like they always do. Even though they aren’t getting the forfeit they desire, they’re making such a stink on the way out the door that Bud Selig will eventually feel obligated to his buddy Georgie. You watch. It might not show up right away, but I’ll bet this is made up in some way to Georgie at some point far down the road when all this is far behind us. Disgraceful!!
