Clark: 3 Cheers For Yankees

Their mission was to convince me of their affection for the Bronx Bombers. As it turned out, I could have bought lunches for at least a deserving dozen of the 40-some who sent me e-mails, letters or left messages on my phone. There were some truly wonderful stories about encounters with some of the greats of the game, how baseballs came to be signed and the thrill of watching the Yankees play on their home turf. Quite surprisingly, my column drew very little hate mail, which probably has a lot to do with Mariner fans going into hiding after last season. Ned Fadeley, a longtime friend, made up for any lack of loathing, however. He sent me a photograph of his sweet newborn son, Whitman Tecumseh Fadeley, wearing a shirt emblazoned with the following text: “I can’t even walk yet and I already hate the Yankees”/ Doug Clark , SR. More here .

Question: Do any of you loyal readers of Huckleberries Online actually hope that the best-team-money-can-buy New York Yankees will win the World Series? Really?