Where’s Baseball’s Mason-Dixon Line?

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 10:00am | COMMENTS (10)

phillies yankees.jpg Benjamin Franklin, referring to New Jersey’s position between New York and Philadelphia, once compared it to a beer keg, tapped at both ends. And that was before any Turnpike Series. Mista Barista went out the other day to find just where in New Jersey he might find equal numbers of Yankees and Phillies fans. Here’s the report he filed for the AP.

10 Comments

POSTED BY profwilliams | October 28, 2009 @ 10:28 am
I was hoping to avoid this tired and hackneyed expression of NJ State Loyalties…
It’s been beaten to death.
But like the subway series, me thinks it will forever be fodder for some.
And is there really a question as to where the line is?
It depends on where your local stations are based.
If you get Philly news and stations- chances are, eventually, you will see the world through those tiny, frilly, cheese-steak stained eyes.
If you get NY stations, you are a cosmopolitan, citizen to the world and a much better person!
(As a non-Yankee hating Met fan, this is a no brainer.)
POSTED BY LiFer | October 28, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
Here’s one proposal (click on map for larger image)
POSTED BY ackme | October 28, 2009 @ 12:40 pm
The way I see it, New Jersey has no baseball team so feel free to pick the team of your choice and haters don’t pull the proximity card out on people. This is officially not New York. You can hate the Yankees in NJ.
Go Red Sox (next year)!
POSTED BY TwinDad | October 28, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
Anyone else see that guy at Port Authority this morning? Dude was wearing a Phillies jersey and cap, riding around on a motorized wheelchair-cum-scooter, with a huge amp/speaker under his knees, singing some wackadoo song about how the Phillies are going to whup the Yankees. So loud people had to hang up phones. It was a moment. Hopefully it will show up on YouTube soon.
I’m Philadelphia-born, Yankees-converted. Today is a tough day.
POSTED BY ViV | October 28, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
Ackme, you can hate the Yankees no matter where you live. It just makes sense.
POSTED BY Brooke | October 28, 2009 @ 1:20 pm
I’m a Philly girl at heart. Although I love Baristaville and always wish the Yankees well during the season, gotta go with my hometown boys today!
Let’s go Phils!
POSTED BY Spiro T. Quayle | October 28, 2009 @ 2:21 pm
If you listen to NJ 101.5 FM, you’ll know that they pride themselves as neither Philly-centric or NYC-centric. But their programming is lousy.
POSTED BY Conan | October 28, 2009 @ 3:02 pm
Red Sox Nation is alive and well in Baristaville…
POSTED BY Martin S | October 28, 2009 @ 5:24 pm
“Unfortunately” the family and I are all Mets fans. This will difficult to watch, but although I never thought I’d say this, we have to root for the Yankees. The Phillies are now the Mets arch enemies much like the Braves were the past decade. Question: Is there anyway they can both lose? If anyone figures out a way for that to happen, please let us know.
Let’s go Yan. No. I just can’t bring myself say it.
POSTED BY PAZ | October 28, 2009 @ 10:41 pm
I was in Chicago today and they took a poll during the break in our meeting and the Phillies won.

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