Thursday, October 4, 2007

Yankees Decline Wild Card

I found this while searching Google News for stories about the wild card. If it's on Google News, it has to be legit, right?

NEW YORK—Saying the American League wild-card bid is "beneath the dignity of the Yankees organization" and "an affront to everything [we] stand for," New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and manager Joe Torre told reporters during a press conference Wednesday that the Yankees have respectfully declined the opportunity to participate in Major League Baseball's postseason if they have to do so as the American League's wild-card team.

"On behalf of the entire Yankee team: Thanks, but no thanks," said Steinbrenner, adding that the Yankees would only play in the 2007 playoffs if they were able to take their "rightful place" as the American League East representatives. "Please don't patronize us with by making us the wild card. The New York Yankees aren't wild cards. We're the New York Yankees, for God's sake. The New York Yankees. And we have our dignity."

"Wild card?" Steinbrenner added. "Please."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is this even legit??? Does anyone know?

Craig Calcaterra said...

Dude -- it's the Onion.