Yankee Fans Boo Robinson Cano
Posted on April 29th, 2014 in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Jimmy Fallon plays a joke on Yankee fans in which he asks them to boo a cutout of Robinson Cano—the free agent second baseman, now Seattle Mariner—who’s coming back to the Stadium tonight.
They do. And then are embarrassed when the real Robinson Cano walks out.
A few words before you watch.
Fallon says, “Well, obviously Cano’s going to hear a lot of boos when he steps up to the plate…”
Actually, I don’t think that’s true. Yankee fans really never loved Robinson Cano, and I think a lot of us think the Yankees made the right decision in not giving him a massive ten-year contract. There’s not that much outrage about his departure.
Second, a couple of the fans interviewed make the point that Cano left a winning team for a team that doesn’t win solely for the money, and question that thinking. It’s a fair point.
Third—and this is my personal anti-Cano animus here, I’ll admit—Cano comes off as just as monosyllabic and uninteresting as he did during all his years with the Yankees.
He’s a great athlete, no question. But I’m just fine with him playing for Seattle.
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4/29/2014 12:52 pm
To be fair, as to the second point, by making this deal the Mariners showed they are serious about winning. (Having said that, they apparently have not paid attention to the team in first place in that division — the A’s — which is example #1 of how to build good teams without overspending). And being the one who brings the first world series trophy to Seattle appeals to an athlete. Also, he might have looked at the aging Yankees and thought, “There’s a team that either this year or next is going to be going through some painful rebuilding and I don’t want to be a part of that.” So, just saying. (By the way, I happen to agree that the Mariners spent too much and the Yankees for once were smart about spending.)