A protest against the Yankees on the National Mall Thursday turned out just more than Obama's Inauguration
By Jeremy Strauss
ACROSS THE US -- If today has shown anything, it's that the New York Yankees' horribly unfortunate victory in last night's World Series game has affected people of all types, shapes, and sizes.
An estimated 500,000,000 turned out across America Thursday to protest the Bombers' 27th World Series title. Protests ranged from small A-Rod effigy burning ceremonies in backyards to monumental demonstrations in cities such as Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
The largest protest, however, took place on the National Mall in Washington, DC. At the epicenter of our country's locale of legislative change, several celebrities made the trip down to share in this American tragedy and voice words of hope for the future.
"This is devastating, and we all know it's devastating," said George Clooney, the event's keynote speaker. "The victory is something I can accurately estimate no American wanted.
Clooney leads those in attendance in a moment of silence for those hurt by the Yankees
"But we must go on. We must always go on in these hard times. Eventually I know we will see the light of next season upon us."
"I couldn't sleep last night, I was just so upset," said one fan at the Washington event. "As soon as I heard about this rally, I got on the next flight from Atlanta, where I live."
The second largest protest took place in Boston, a town known for its fierce rivalry with New York. However, Charlize Theron showed that not all protesters were exactly on the same page when she claimed during her speech in Beantown that "a Red Sox victory may have been worse."
"That really pissed me off," said a Boston fan angrily. "If we can't stand together now, then when can we?"
Thursday also marked the formation of several community nonprofits directed against the Yankees, including Stop the Yankees Reign of Terror Now (SYRT) in Chicago, Save the Children from A-Rod - Before it's Too Late (SCA-BTL) in Baltimore, and The Yankees Make me Hate Baseball (YMHB) in Washington.
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