When Joe Dimaggio died a couple of years ago I wrote down an
appreciation of him which talked of the Yankees the way Michael sees
it. I was a Brooklyn Dodger fan. Here are a few sentences:
there was an element of class in the choice of the Dodgers vs.
the Yankees. The Bums were working class, the Yankees the ruling class.
New York was the Empire State, and as an Irish kid,
a very aware Irish kid, I hated empires, coming from a colonized
people. I grew up hating Churchill, (and with lots of good reasons, as
it turns out. I hope Pinochet gets extradicted.)
..
I hated DiMaggio. He embodied the class hatred, my Irish hatred of
empires, and, just simple fierce childhood loyalty to your team.
But he was the best ballplayer of all.
Gene
Michael Perelman wrote:
The Yankees were always the team of big money, big capital.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
