It's been a hard couple of days, as an O's fan, as a Yankees fan (as a Red Sox fan, too, though I'm not included in that group). Elrod Hendricks died. He played for the O's and a few other teams, won some pennants. But many fans, myself included, know him as the O's bullpen coach. He was incredibly fan-friendly, always talking to people and signing autographs. He was involved with community outreach. He died on Wednesday night after playing Santa for Baltimore kids on Monday. It's a major loss for the O's.
As for the Damon-to-the-Yankees deal...I'm not happy. Damon's a good lead-off guy, but I don't want him in pinstripes. A lot of people are upset with him, about loyalty, etc. I recommend checking out Bill Simmons for his take on sports players and loyalty. It always amuses me when fans get really upset about players leaving their teams to play for a rival, as if the fans don't realize that the players aren't fans--they're players. They (for the most part) did not grow up rooting for that team. Why should they pick that team over a few million extra? Ah well.
I don't always agree with Simmons, but that's a great column.
Current song in my head:
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle