Peoria Pundit

The World’s Most Obnoxious Yankees Fan (henceforth referred to as “TWMOYF”) sent me a link to a story that gushed all over relief pitcher Mariano Rivera.

To which I and others respond: “Blah, blah, blah.” I could care less about the Yankees, which is an attitude most Yankees fans find baffling. They have been conditioned by the media to think the world revolves around NYC. So why would any Peorian let alone TWMOYF follow the Yanks? I dunno. Maybe their parents abused them … which remind me of the last email I received from TWMOYF, which was the following item:

COURT RULING, Chicago Illinois, May 23, 2006 (AP) -

A ten year old Blue Island boy was at the center of a Chicago courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over whom should have custody of him.

The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with the child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible.

The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him.

After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the Judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him.

After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Chicago Cubs, who the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

How typical of a Yankees fan to find humor in child abuse. TWMOYF ought to be ashamed of himself. But I am not surprised. Yankees fans — for all their blather about the history and tradition of the franchise — are notoriously cruel and unsentimental. Take Mariano Rivera for example. Yeah, he’s a great pitcher and probably headed for the Hall of Fame. But him blow two saves in a row and there will by loyal Yankees fans yelling insulting comments about his mother.