A Tiger Fan in Yankee Land

(from Justin Meyers)

In some small, I emphasize small, way I can relate to a people in Exile. I am a Detroit Tigers' fan in the heart of NYC. For the last few years my wife and I have fought our way on the subways during rush hour to make our pilgramage to Yankee Stadium dressed in our Tigers paraphernalia. We are often surrounded by throngs of people wearing their Yankee hats and shirts. Once we get there we are often heckled and derided for our choice of teams...but we boldly stand and cheer each time our Tigers get a hit and we roar with delight when they win, risking our lives for the team we love. (Every time we have gone the Tigers have won.)

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