‘Politicians are the worst!’: NY Mayor Eric Adams is targeted by fans after he referred to ‘Yankee Park’ instead of ‘stadium’ in a live TV glitch while watching Opening Day in the Bronx
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was criticized by Yankees fans after his Opening Day appearance in the Bronx, when he referred to “Yankees Stadium” as “Yankees Park” during a live television interview.
“The diversity of this city…this place right here…the secret weapon,” said Adams, who took office Jan. 1, 2022, speaking from the announcer’s booth during the Yankees’ 5-0 defeat of the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. It’s our diversity and when you look here at Yankee Park, you see different ethnic groups and different cultures and how they come together.
The 62-year-old’s name went viral on social media shortly after a popular sports media Twitter account, titled “Horrible Ad,” posted a tape showing Adams’ blunder while rooting for the Yankees.
“Politicians are the worst,” one Yankees fan wrote on Twitter in response to the city official’s gaffe, while another tweeted: “Easier on him. He just endured a subway ride from Madison Square Field.”
“He also said he was going to clean up the crime problem from the city,” said another Yankees fan. He looks tough at all times but doesn’t do much. total clown.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams referred to Yankees Stadium as “Yankee Park” on Thursday afternoon
The 62-year-old city official’s mistake came during the Yankees’ 5-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on MLB Opening Day.
A Yankees fan tweeted his displeasure with Adams’ gaffe, saying, “Politicians are the worst.”
“Retweet,” said another Yankees supporter, quoting a tweet he posted about Adams on Jan. 31 that says, “Politicians pretending to be sports fans always feel so phony.
This makes me respect Bill de Blasio for remaining a Red Sox fan while serving (sic) as mayor of New York City. Lots to love about this guy… but he wasn’t fake when it came to his athletic fandom.
Podcast moderator Tony Mazur also pointed to another politician who made a sporting gaffe, a certain former president.
“Barack Obama said he loves watching the (Chicago) White Sox at Comiskey Field,” he wrote on Twitter, noting that No. 44 was referring to Guaranteed Price Field, which was then called Comiskey Park and US Cellular Field.
Other Yankees fans also criticized Adams for his mistake while others mocked the city official
However, some Yankees fans rallied to the mayor’s defense.
One Twitter user noted: “Why is it a no-no to say Yankee ‘park’ instead of stadium? (sic) Aren’t they the same thing? Like calling Coca-Cola soda pop. It’s just slang.”
“He’s a native New Yorker,” tweeted another fan of The Pinstripes, referring to Adams’ roots in Brooklyn and the city official who was the borough’s 18th president.
“I guess he doesn’t know the name of the stadium??”
A few Yankees fans have even defended the mayor, with one user pointing out that Adams used the word Yankee park as an incorrect name
A different Yankees fan said, “Adams is definitely wild, but it looks like he meant ‘Yankee Park’ as the wrong name. Get to you guys.”
In any case, the New York City mayor’s misstep didn’t seem to affect the mood at Yankees Stadium, where Aaron Judge’s homer and freshman Opening Day strikeout from Gerrit Cole set the tone for a beautiful Thursday.
The Yankees play the Giants again on April Fools’ Day (Saturday), as part of a three-game series ending on Sunday.
