# Yankee fans are fucking animals, man **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 20, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164 "2004-10-20T03:21:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WernhamHogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@WernhamHogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WernhamHogg)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/21 "2004-10-20T03:46:37Z")
> [@fruitbat](#): > > A-Rod hit a dribbler to first, with Jeter on base. Arroyo, the pitcher, picked it up and went to tag A-Rod. A-Rod slapped Arroyo’s glove, knocking the ball loose and allowing Jeter to score and A-Rod to go to second. After some discussion he was called out and Jeter was returned to first. Jeter was returned to second. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/22 "2004-10-20T03:47:54Z")
> [@fruitbat](#): > > A-Rod hit a dribbler to first, with Jeter on base. Arroyo, the pitcher, picked it up and went to tag A-Rod. A-Rod slapped Arroyo’s glove, knocking the ball loose and allowing Jeter to score and A-Rod to go to second. After some discussion he was called out and Jeter was returned to first. You can kinda see why he tried it, though. If he’s tagged, he’s out. If he interferes and caught, he’s out. Might as well see if you can get away with the interference. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/23 "2004-10-20T03:49:03Z")
> [@skutir](#): > > Jeter was returned to second. Pretty sure it was first. In any case, it doesn’t matter because they didn’t get another hit anyway. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/24 "2004-10-20T03:49:24Z")
> [@skutir](#): > > Jeter was returned to second. No, Jeter was returned to first. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/25 "2004-10-20T03:50:07Z")
It was second. Come on Foulke, don’t fuck it up. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/26 "2004-10-20T03:50:10Z")
He knew what he tried to do, and it sure as hell wasn’t even close to a normal running motion. When this game is over, you know they’re going to watch the tapes, and I hope he gets his ass reamed by every one of his teammates. Sometimes you try to get away with shit, that’s the game, that’s the rivalry, etc. But coming out to lie to the umps? :wally :mad: I think the riot police are a bit much. ---
**Author:** ![WernhamHogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@WernhamHogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WernhamHogg)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/27 "2004-10-20T03:50:12Z")
He grabbed a pitchers arm. You don’t fuck with another player’s career like that. A-Rod wouldn’t have done that before he joined the Yankees. Also, the Joe Torre of five years ago wouldn’t have tolerated it. The Yankees are so embarassed to have let a 3-0 lead get away from them, they’ve abandoned all pretense of good sportsmanship. If the Yankees lose this, baseball wins. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/28 "2004-10-20T03:50:16Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > You can kinda see why he tried it, though. If he’s tagged, he’s out. If he interferes and caught, he’s out. Might as well see if you can get away with the interference. Perhaps, but when you’re caught trying to cheat you should take it like a man instead of whining about it like a spoiled brat. And the fans, well, let’s just say that they should evacuate the women and children and start throwing stuff back. ---
**Author:** ![leenmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@leenmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leenmi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/29 "2004-10-20T03:50:24Z")
Now the police are leaving the field. What happened? The fans promise to be good or the baseball commissioner begged them to stop with the negative image-making? ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/30 "2004-10-20T03:51:55Z")
Yeah, guys, let’s pull the riot police off the field now that the Red Sox are fielding. Not like they’d need protection from a stadium full of drunken bloodthirsty crazies who are whipped into a frenzy. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/31 "2004-10-20T03:52:43Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > Perhaps, but when you’re caught trying to cheat you should take it like a man instead of whining about it like a spoiled brat. Oh, I agree. My beef wasn’t with the interference, but with the whining about it and lying to the umps. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/32 "2004-10-20T03:53:20Z")
> [@leenmi](#): > > A-Rod was eventually called out After he was initially called safe. I’m not defending A-Rod or the Yanks, but I think this is a rather pertinent detail. ---
**Author:** ![WernhamHogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@WernhamHogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WernhamHogg)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/33 "2004-10-20T03:54:15Z")
> [@mack](#): > > After he was initially called safe. > > I’m not defending A-Rod or the Yanks, but I think this is a rather pertinent detail. Why is it pertinent that the first place ump didn’t see the interference? It’s on the replay, so there’s nothing in dispute. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/34 "2004-10-20T03:55:31Z")
> [@skutir](#): > > Why is it pertinent that the first place ump didn’t see the interference? It’s on the replay, so there’s nothing in dispute. Do the umps even look at the instant replay, or do they just conference? ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/35 "2004-10-20T03:56:41Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Do the umps even look at the instant replay, or do they just conference? Rules don’t even allow for the use of instant replay, technically. It has to be a conference amongst the umpires if there’s a need. ---
**Author:** ![WernhamHogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@WernhamHogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WernhamHogg)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/36 "2004-10-20T03:56:52Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Do the umps even look at the instant replay, or do they just conference? They don’t have the thing with the hood like they do in football. They get together and discuss it. Sometimes I think they might get calls from the booth. In this case, the home plate umpire must have seen it, so I don’t know if that was the case. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/37 "2004-10-20T03:57:17Z")
> [@skutir](#): > > A-Rod wouldn’t have done that before he joined the Yankees. As a Mariners fan, I’d like to believe that. But I’ve never trusted Rodriguez to do anything that wasn’t all about Rodriguez. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/38 "2004-10-20T04:04:57Z")
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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/39 "2004-10-20T04:04:59Z")
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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-fans-are-fucking-animals-man/270164/40 "2004-10-20T04:05:29Z")
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