Thursday, October 12, 2006
What is news?
So I was living my sad little life on Tuesday (my day off, which usually includes sitting here with the TV on until I drag myself out). I was happily watching my daytime sitcoms (fat husband, pretty wife, kids hardly in the picture) when there was a "Breaking News Update."
What were they updating me on? Another terrorist attack? International disaster? Political assassination?
None of the above.
Breaking News: Manager Joe Torre is staying for next season, the Yankees announced two hours ago.
For those who haven't been keeping up with the MLB play-offs (most of the time that includes me), the Yankees have not made it past the first round in about five years. Team owner George Steinbrenner is notorious for his hard-ass, intolerant demands, and after the loss on Saturday night, there was general pandemonium wondering whether Torre would be let go before his contract expires (after next season).
The Yankees are an interesting study in professional sports. Many hate them solely for the reason that they spend millions more than any other franchise on their players, in a sense buying the cream of the crop. So, while in other sports with salary caps the great players are evenly spread (the team has to save money to pay for the rest of the players), the Yankees have (unfairly) aggregated the best of the best, at least monetarily speaking.
And why does this warrant a news break in the middle of the day? Yes, it is important to New Yorkers (well, some. There is another New York team to cheer for that's still playing). But seriously, what makes up news these days?
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Digression. The Rachel Ray show this morning (hey, it's what's on TV) showed this amazing double-function invention: a ring that looks like a wedding band on one side (just plain) and on the other it splits off to have a hole in the middle. And what do you use it for? Making sure people know your man is off-limits and opening a beer bottle with the hole-y side! You can do it while wearing it! How amazing is that? Hint hint, Kev...anniversary is coming up soon. ;)
What were they updating me on? Another terrorist attack? International disaster? Political assassination?
None of the above.
Breaking News: Manager Joe Torre is staying for next season, the Yankees announced two hours ago.
For those who haven't been keeping up with the MLB play-offs (most of the time that includes me), the Yankees have not made it past the first round in about five years. Team owner George Steinbrenner is notorious for his hard-ass, intolerant demands, and after the loss on Saturday night, there was general pandemonium wondering whether Torre would be let go before his contract expires (after next season).
The Yankees are an interesting study in professional sports. Many hate them solely for the reason that they spend millions more than any other franchise on their players, in a sense buying the cream of the crop. So, while in other sports with salary caps the great players are evenly spread (the team has to save money to pay for the rest of the players), the Yankees have (unfairly) aggregated the best of the best, at least monetarily speaking.
And why does this warrant a news break in the middle of the day? Yes, it is important to New Yorkers (well, some. There is another New York team to cheer for that's still playing). But seriously, what makes up news these days?
*****
Digression. The Rachel Ray show this morning (hey, it's what's on TV) showed this amazing double-function invention: a ring that looks like a wedding band on one side (just plain) and on the other it splits off to have a hole in the middle. And what do you use it for? Making sure people know your man is off-limits and opening a beer bottle with the hole-y side! You can do it while wearing it! How amazing is that? Hint hint, Kev...anniversary is coming up soon. ;)
# posted by ange : 10:36 AM
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