I am a dyed-in-the-wool, Mickey-Mantle-hung-the-moon, love-it-when-Rivera-takes-the-mound Yankees fan living in Seattle. Mariners fans sneer, frown, and grumble, but they don't usually bite, fight, or spit at the sight of Yankees paraphernalia.

WHOA WHOA WHOA there Chex. Lumping Husky football fans together with the rest of the Seattle sports scene is a big no-no. There is a huge difference between the rabidity of Dawg fans and the rest of Seattle's sporting landscape. Dawgs fans care about their football team through thick and thin.

Thank you, flytoeat. There need to be more M's fans who do not think that 116 wins is so darn special. Getting to the World Series is special, and until they get there, they will be underacheivers/chokers.

About the only hostility in the Northwest is between Washington and Wazzou, and even more between Washington and Oregon. Hostility over baseball? ROTFLMAO!

Ahh... the wonderful lack of understanding due to the written word on the internet.

The "ugly NY apparel" I was referring may have been veiled in my first reply, however, if anyone took the time to read my second reply, they would notice that when I said "NY", I was referring to one of the Yankees logos (click here if you missed it the first time). It was not an attack on the wordrobe of all New Yorkers as you so personally took it. *yawn*

If you have time, I would truly appreciate it if you could show me how to transpose the Y over the N, in text, next time so this misunderstanding can be avoided going into the future.

I must say, however, I am strongly offended with you calling Seattle "Lumberjack-land". I have a friend who was seriously injured and has a permanent injury due to a freak chainsaw accident. He was wearing a flannel shirt at the time.

Anyways, I don't see the personal vendetta against me? I say N-Y apparel is "ugly" and the guns come out a blazin'. Yet, TW calls it "skanky", and it's alright? Gee that makes alot of sense.

I have luckily just ended an eight month tour of heading to the New York/New Jersey area on a weekly basis. I guess it may upset you that your insinuation that I have no experience in The Big Apple is completely incorrect.

Regarding the "nice side" I was hoping that the other New York locals would have done this already. But to no avail, that is, unless you consider the wonderful Latvian Gaucho100k, A Freak and I met!

And I truly fail to see how my first reply didn't do this. It was answered quickly and matter of factly that it would be silly to worry about being harassed in Seattle for wearing Yankees garb.

The simple notion of a Yankee fan "fearing their safety" at Safeco for simply wearing their teams colors made me Laugh My A55 Off. I would think when I replied:
It would have been clear, but I guess somehow it wasn't.

I should have realized that with the ending qualifier in your initial inquiry of:
That my humorous and matter of fact reply to your question wouldn't be appreciated.

As for running into me at an RCC, I usually always post my itins, so keep an eye open.

I'm assuming this doesn't include me. Even though I fail to see how both of my replies are lacking in information and humor.

I went to a game at Safeco 2 years ago wearing a Yankees hat (although the Yankees weren't there) and there was no problem.

Honestly, you can safely wear anybody's paraphernalia in Yankee Stadium, except Boston's. We have to draw the line somewhere. Neither would I wear my hat in Fenway, unless I was suitably accompanied.

Thank you Yummyham (an Angeleno, no less!) for setting the record straight about New Yorkers.

<<< will not be sitting next to Yankee cap wearers.

dearest male linder: I disagree. Go to a Notre Dame, Penn State or Ohio State football game and you see rabidity.

Since you only mention the faithfulness of Dawg fans to the football team, I will not go over my trip to Hec Ed for a UO/UW game. I will say that I remained unscathed at a UO/UW game at Husky Stadium, where I waved a "Huck the Fuskies" sign. Even after explaining to some purple and gold folks what the sign meant!

Jeez... that was my first reply!

Never ever wear anything boston releated to a yankees game.Heck i was at fenway when i was younger and pointed out to my mom that the yanks were losing on the out of town score board and people pelted me....I have to say that seattle fans are usually nice to other teams fans when ive been there.Of course dont expect the same in Ny .
-howie
Lets go yankees!!!

res ipsa loquitor

HA! No one gives a d@amn in PDX when you jaywalk ... do it all the time, yes, even in front of the local gendarme.

A couple years ago, I flew to New York for the Braves-Mets series and wore a John Rocker jersey on the 7 train and to Shea Stadium with a ballistic vest underneath. I had a very interestign trip, and wrote this report about it.

originally posted by chexfan:
"I must say, however, I am strongly offended with you calling Seattle "Lumberjack-land". I have a friend who was seriously injured and has a permanent injury due to a freak chainsaw accident. He was wearing a flannel shirt at the time."

Why would you go down that road? Obviously, I had no idea about
your injured friend and what he was wearing. If I did, I certainly would
have had the manners and tact to avoid making such a reference.
Whereas you continually criticize the logo of a team that was adored
by many victims from Sept.11. Isn't that just as offensive?

Ding ding ding: new FT low

Dragging 9/11 and the alleged adoration of the Yankmes into this discussion.

How many ways can we pander to that travesty? What's next? Bashing the DeadSox for trading Babe Ruth? Links to fake pictures of Osama wearing Mariners logo gear?

Go D'backs...

Added 24APR02

Had a nice email from yummyham who is concerned about her post and how some of us have interpreted same. As most of us realize, it is difficult to convey tone and almost all that we write can be (mis)construed.

Personally, I sincerely apologize for the first line of my post (above). Considering all the events I've seen on FT, yummyham's post is hardly a new FT low.



[This message has been edited by onefreeman (edited 04-24-2002).]

continual: con�tin�u�al
Pronunciation: k&n-'tin-y�-&l, -y&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin continuus continuous
Date: 14th century
1 : continuing indefinitely in time without interruption <continual fear>
2 : recurring in steady usually rapid succession <a history of continual invasions>

Upon review, I have made one comment describing New York Yankees clothing and referenced it one other time. Yet someone else has mentioned it four times in their posts, and I am the one who is "continually" bringing it up? I wonder what Misters Merriam and Webster would have to say about that one?

Anyways, being a fan of glass artwork by Dale Chihuly (everyone should see his stuff on display at the Seattle Art Museum while you're in town.) and glass in general, it's a shame my real estate agent friend in NYC didn't alert me to the abundance of glass apartments on sale in the metro area.

AGAIN, to end this thread, I feel that if anyone was to wear New York Yankees clothing feeling safe at Safeco shouldn't be a worry.

Is there a difference between Yanks and the Mets?