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NYC Congressman Singlehandedly Saves the Yankees’ Yom Kippur

NYC Congressman Singlehandedly Saves the Yankees' Yom Kippur

Never mind having the best record in baseball, Derek Jeter's .333 average or newbie Mark Teixeira's 101 RBIs -- the real star of Yankees baseball this season is New York City congressman Anthony Weiner. When ESPN tried to switch the start time of a nationally televised September 27th Yankees match-up with the Boston Red Sox, Weiner sent a letter to baseball commissioner Bud Selig requesting the game be moved to avoid conflicting with the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. (more...)



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