Why I hate the Yankees

None fo' those stinkin' Yankees.

One of my most loyal readers won't stop emailing me about this has amped up his pointing out my Yankee hate in these pages.  First off, I love sports banter with him and appreciate the support, and he is a true Yankee fan.  Second off, half the time I put the Yankee hate in, it's just to piss him off.  Third off, I don't just hate the Yankees.  Fourth off, I have good reasons to hate the Yankees...

Cool flag, eh?

They have more poser fans than any other team in sports.  (Use of word "poser" copyright, Canada, 1867). 

In English, poser translates to "frauds."  As in, "we're fans of this team for really stupid reasons."  Fraud fans annoy me more than just about anything in sports.  Not really sure why, though I think it has a lot to do with my loyalty to my home town and the idea that sports unite communities and brings people together, unlike most things nowadays.  And yeah, you could accuse me of alienating people/keeping them out of communities for accusing them of being frauds.  I retort they're in the wrong f-ing community.  So get out, haha.  Kidding.

Anyways, I broke down how fans ought to become fans of their teams in this quite popular post, written from the hospital the day before my daughter was born.   Rather than rehash that, here are the 5 most popular "fraud fan" teams, i.e., the teams with the most fraud fans in their midst.  If you're a fan of one of these teams, you should be actively kicking these fans out right now.  As a University of Michigan fan, I can tell you these fans bring you true fans down.  Constantly had to defend my Sparty friends from stupid fraud Mich fans back in the day.  They are giving you a bad name as we speak.

1.  NY Yankees - I hate that, "they're the best so I root for them" crap.  Just cause they're arguably the most successful franchise in all sports, and are on TV every 10 minutes, doesn't mean you have to root for them.  And for you, "I like the logo" people, that NY really isn't that cool.

2.  Dallas Cowboy fans - Success in 70s and 90s = generations of frauds.  Cocky when they win, quieter than a nun in church when they lose.  Known to infiltrate talk radio in home towns.  I love when people deface the star.

I sent my son to Florida, remember?

3.  Notre Dame football - Being Irish Catholic does not make you a Notre Dame fan.  According to Wikipedia, there are 244 Catholic colleges and universities in the U.S.  Why didn't you pick one of them?  People here in Philly claim they had no other football team, despite Penn State being close by.  Nice excuse. 

4.  Duke basketball - Great coach, successful program, lots of winning.  Unless you went there, shouldn't be a fan, though North Carolina residents have trouble with this one.  Probably deferring to the family rule, e.g., UNC, NC State, Duke, for this one.  But if none apply, then you can't pick the front runner, that's crap, just like poser Michigan fans taking us over Sparty.

Side Note - I nearly included a theory on poser Duke fans that included thoughts on race and wealth.  A special thanks to my LB editors and great friends who 1. engaged in thoughtful discussion about it on email, and 2. encouraged me to get the facts about Duke enrollment/family wealth before publishing.  I didn't have time to do the research, and not sure if it's even out there, as I'm almost positive Duke is a private university.  But if anyone wanted to email me (logicalbetting@gmail.com) the breakdown of student enrollment at Duke by race and family income, I would be greatly appreciative and may post the theory another time.

5.  L.A. Laker fans - Honestly, they don't bother me here on the East Coast, but from what I understand, they fly their flags on car windows and generally annoy millions of people in L.A. whenever they're any good.  So they get the 5 hole here, as a shout out to my West Coast readers because I didn't have any more that fit my East Coast/Midwest bias.

Tune in next week when I answer one of the most ridiculous questions I was ever asked (though a good bar room question) and predict the MLB season.  Contact us at logicalbetting@gmail.com and twitter.com/logicalbetting.  Cheers!