"I thought Yankee fans, frankly, were awful. They were either violent or apathetic, neither of which is good. So I thought Yankee fans were by far the worst of any I've seen in the postseason. I thought they were an embarrassment."Yes those were the words said by Texas Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg, while his team was facing the Giants in the World Series. I find it interesting that while his team was in the World Series that he was more concerned with bashing the Yankees and their fans then to worry about how his team was performing on the field. As it turned out his team did not play so well losing to the Giants Monday night.
Greenberg wants to take a shot at Yankees fans? I understand that it did look bad when Yankees fans were leaving early from blowout games, or the story about Cliff Lee's wife being spit on but what about the Rangers fans? Chuck praised the Rangers fans for being such good fans but they were also the same ones who were chanting "Yankees Suck" at each game. I think that at sometimes I can be tough on Yankees fans for being quiet during the regular season, but they sell out each game. The Rangers on the other hand cant nearly draw as many fans, even against major teams like the Yanks or Red Sox. So while there stadium may have been sold out during postseason games, its because of all the bandwagon fans and maybe Cowboy fans who needed something to cheer about. That's another thing, the Cowboys and Mavericks get alot more respect then the Rangers in Texas. Do they deserve it? No not really, but that's the way things work, because fans are more interested in those teams then they are the Rangers. I really don't care if Hal or Hank Steinbrenner want to get into a war of words with Greenberg, but they should take the high road and not say anything since Greenberg has since issued an apology. The Yankees can get their revenge in a different way and that's by signing Cliff Lee away from the Rangers.
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