Our Brief Response to the NY Post Thing

Our inboxes, IMs, Twitters, and Facebooks are popping with outrage over the New York Post's "article" entitled "Here Come the Frillies: Their fans are second rate & so is their city." Yep, they really have an ampersand in that sub. The text is useless drivel, and this is presumably a gag more than anything else, so there's no point in trying to counter their assertions about a cheesesteak versus the Statue of Liberty in all their apples-to-oranges goodness. 

Instead we'll just respond to one question asked of us earlier: Why does the NY Post need to attack the Phillies and run a PhotoShop of Shane Victorino wearing a skirt? 

The answer, other than simply, "It's the New York Post, what do you expect?"... in graphic fashion, after the jump. 

Sadly, the above graph of the NY Post's circulation over the past two decades (with lines appearing at five-year intervals) is clipped from a larger picture of the bleak state of major US newspapers. We're not at all happy that our nation's papers are in trouble, but it's not the least bit surprising that when the raggiest of the bunch is facing declining numbers, they'll sling some hash to get the pageviews we've all given them today, and presumably a few more papers sold. 

Best not think too deeply on it.