Truly huge, great earth-shattering breaking news...

The New York Times
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 -- 10:42 PM ET
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Yankees Clinch Playoffs for 13th Consecutive Season

The Yankees beat the Devil Rays 12 - 4 on Wednesday,
guaranteeing them at least the American League wild card
spot. They still trail the Boston Red Sox by three games in
the A.L. East.

mynah wrote:A while ago I subscribed to the New York Times' Breaking News Alert service, reckoning that I wouldn't want to hear it several days late if, say, Osama bin Laden or a devastating earthquake level the Pentagon or San Francisco respectively.

Two days later came the interstate bridge collapse, which, it seems, was not worthy of reporting. Since then they've remained silent on natural disasters, major plane crashes and raging wars, and I assumed they'd forgotten about the whole thing.

Thus, when I saw the "News Alert" flash onto my e-mail in the midnight hours , I felt a journalistic rush of adrenalin. What could be important enough at last to warrant action? A killer asteroid about to extinguish us like the dinosaurs? A world-wide tsunami?

Well, this was what the report said:

The New York Times
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 -- 10:42 PM ET
-----

Yankees Clinch Playoffs for 13th Consecutive Season

The Yankees beat the Devil Rays 12 - 4 on Wednesday,
guaranteeing them at least the American League wild card
spot. They still trail the Boston Red Sox by three games in
the A.L. East.

mynah wrote:A while ago I subscribed to the New York Times' Breaking News Alert service, reckoning that I wouldn't want to hear it several days late if, say, Osama bin Laden or a devastating earthquake level the Pentagon or San Francisco respectively.

Two days later came the interstate bridge collapse, which, it seems, was not worthy of reporting. Since then they've remained silent on natural disasters, major plane crashes and raging wars, and I assumed they'd forgotten about the whole thing.

Thus, when I saw the "News Alert" flash onto my e-mail in the midnight hours , I felt a journalistic rush of adrenalin. What could be important enough at last to warrant action? A killer asteroid about to extinguish us like the dinosaurs? A world-wide tsunami?

Well, this was what the report said:

The New York Times
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 -- 10:42 PM ET
-----

Yankees Clinch Playoffs for 13th Consecutive Season

The Yankees beat the Devil Rays 12 - 4 on Wednesday,
guaranteeing them at least the American League wild card
spot. They still trail the Boston Red Sox by three games in
the A.L. East.

ten years after wrote:
I see what you mean. A strange sense of priorities in a world which saw Reading tragically lose 4-2 at home to Liverpool just a few hours earlier.

embee wrote:With the Yankees ...it would be earth shattering news if they DIDN'T make the playoffs

embee wrote:With the Yankees ...it would be earth shattering news if they DIDN'T make the playoffs

Season Ends for the Mets

An 8-1 loss to the Florida Marlins, coupled with the
Phillies' 6-1 victory against Washington, eliminated the Mets
from postseason contention.

mynah wrote:Just received the second earth-shattering report:

Season Ends for the Mets

An 8-1 loss to the Florida Marlins, coupled with the
Phillies' 6-1 victory against Washington, eliminated the Mets
from postseason contention.