Steinbrenner to the Pope: Keep Off the Grass

Jodie Lynn Boduch — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:52:49 +0000

We mentioned the other day how Pope Benedict XVI will be saying Mass (*holds tongue and refrains from making anti-Yankees joke*) at Yankee Stadium tomorrow.\r\n\r\nAnd who else but Hank Steinbrenner would make sure to tell him to keep off the grass? Not just His Holiness. Everyone else, too, has to steer clear of the sacred ground where Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon retrieve fly balls.\r\n\r\nDevoted reader Caesar was good enough to share a philosophical post inspired by the no-grass stipulation that poses the question, Which Steinbrenner is More Outrageous? (A case can be made for both, but we think George\’s offspring might have the edge).\r\n\r\nWhile we\’re in the mood to pick on Hank, here\’s a little something-something Red Sox Nation (31s) airs during Sox games in response to Steinbrenner\’s dismissive remarks about the team\’s fandom last month:\r\n\r\n

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Steinbrenner to the Pope: Keep Off the Grass