Talk About Fair Weather

My friend Jere alerted me on his blog, "A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory," to an article that was in the New York Times recently about an author named Jane Heller, who allegedly was a "diehard" Yankee fan, but is now "divorcing" them because they've caused her too much "heartbreak" with this train wreck of a season they've been having (after only two months). And she's entertaining the thought of being a Devil Rays fan!!

This woman is living up to every worst stereotype people have of Yankee fans.

I've known many good Yankee fans in my life, those fans who've stuck by them in good and bad times. But this is the stereotypical Yankee fan who'll throw in the towel and root for someone else when things go sour. Frankly, this woman ought to be ashamed of herself for doing such a thing, if only just for publicity for herself (and her latest book, of course). True fans of the Yankees should absolutely shun this woman.

Here's the original NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/sports/baseball/27cheer.html

Jere has written a superb take on this Jane Heller woman, and it's definitely worth time to read:
http://letsgosox.blogspot.com/2007/05/some-nerve.html