MLB already selling Yankees World Series gear
October 25, 2009 | 11:33
am
The Angels are still alive in the American League championship series, but you wouldn't know it from this Yankee page on the MLB website.
The site proclaims: "Congrats New York Yankees! 2009 American League champs"
That's the banner ad, beneath which MLB is selling Yankees gear affixed with the World Series logo, including T-shirts for $24.99, caps for $35.99 and fleece for $69.99.
-- Bill Shaikin
Of course, MLB also thinks the Angels have already won ...
http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=3861248&cp=3861248
Posted by: SpiritOf2002 | October 25, 2009 at 11:52 AM
I hope every player on the Angels has seen that page.
Posted by: Ryan | October 25, 2009 at 12:01 PM
wow...what disrespect stay classy yanks
Posted by: Angels | October 25, 2009 at 12:13 PM
"Dewey Defeats Truman!"
Posted by: Peter Schwepker | October 25, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Lame, the site has got pages for both, merely preparing for either.
Posted by: duh | October 25, 2009 at 12:53 PM
November's a key Nielsen rating,
So MLB keeps the fans waiting
So Fox wins the sweep
While kids are asleep
In weather that's primetime for skating.
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Posted by: JFD8 | October 25, 2009 at 12:58 PM
They did the same for the angels- How about some fair and balanced reporting?
Posted by: bob | October 25, 2009 at 01:37 PM
Actually, the Yankees site is detailed and has a huge "CONGRATULATIONS YANKEES 2009 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS," whereas the Angels site has a few t-shirts and that's it, no banners. Nice try, though.
Posted by: MT | October 25, 2009 at 03:02 PM
If you read the site it says... "Delivery of item is conditional on team clinching the league. If team does not win, all orders will be cancelled."
Not that any orders for the Yankees will have to be cancelled
Posted by: bernie | October 25, 2009 at 03:28 PM
They're still playing baseball? It's ice hockey season, and basketball is about to get underway. The World Series will end in November. Anyone who becomes Reggie Jackson's successor as the straw that stirs the drink in postseason play will have to be known as Mr. October/November. It's too cold to play baseball back east, which is where the Series will be played. Perhaps they should postpone it until spring and call it March Madness.
Posted by: Peter323 | October 25, 2009 at 03:44 PM
Looks like an honest mistake, way to overreact like a paranoid psychopath
Posted by: Aaron | October 25, 2009 at 04:42 PM
Wow, a company wants to be prepared to sell product to fans the moment one team or another team wins? How awful!
I guess those web developers should just start building those pages immediately after the last strike out.
Lame commenters...
Posted by: Chadimus | October 25, 2009 at 05:29 PM
"Dewey Defeats Truman!"
Posted by: Peter Schwepker | October 25, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Exactly my first thought. Let's hope the Angels can make it so.
Posted by: Hal Summers | October 25, 2009 at 06:15 PM
Major league baseball looses if the Yankees don't win. Ask the umps it's fixed
Posted by: philip | October 25, 2009 at 07:51 PM
How about this? Obviously the yankees were gonna win their 27th world chamionship, as i just witnessed last night. Your just an upset angels fan.
Posted by: John Johny | November 05, 2009 at 09:20 AM