The history and traditions of Yankee Elimination Day

By adamg on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 9:23am

Dan Secatore provides an overview of the holiday, which, of course, starts with the Tolling of the Bellhorn.

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Even the low-grade violence

By Frelmont on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 9:46am.

Even the low-grade violence of the physical assault on Mookie Betts (accompanied by the shameful lauding from some) did not save them. Though I did nervously say the name Bartman a couple times.

C'Mon

By John Costello on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 9:54am.

This isn't nice.

Don't you realize that there are college kids from Bergen and Nassau counties attending school in our beautiful city that have no real memory of a Yankee World Series victory? They could be reading this and deciding should they have the trauma of perhaps putting on a Mets hat in the spring.

This not fair to them and their respectful, humble fanbase.

I also highly recommend finding the audio of Harold Moskovitz and Suzy "O MY GAWD ROGER CLEMENS" Waldman from WFAN last night going through the Dodger 5th from last night. incredible radio. Incredible unintentional comedy.

Go Sox.

Plenty of Mets fans here

By mg on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 11:56am.

From the article: "Yankee Elimination Day is even celebrated in certain parts of New York City, particularly the borough of Queens. Here, blue-and-orange clad practitioners celebrate by saying “wait, the baseball season is still going?” before turning back to the TV and watching the Jets lose once again."

One of my great sorrows, as someone who vividly remembers the joys of 1969, is that my high school friend, Gary Cohen, has been the fantastic TV play-by-play caller in the Mets booth and I've never been able to watch him because of the STUPID MLB rules that limit local broadcasts to local viewers. Last time I was in NY I thought I'd finally get to see him but the game was rained out (sob).

Mets Fans?

By John Costello on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 2:49pm.

The cicadas of baseball.

You know - they come out every 9 to 13 years for the summer scream and yell and then go away with the first cold breeze?

Yes, Real Bostonians hate them just as much as the Yankees. 86 still burns deep here.