And That's Why Constantine Was The First Yankees Fan

I’d be more surprised than LeBron getting dunked on by Gary Coleman if anyone seriously argued with the idea that the New York Yankees are the biggest bandwagon-fan-magnet-franchise on planet earth. A hat-surveying alien would find Yankee fans across the globe, and certainly across the U.S.

In 313 A.D. Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which legalized Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. Prior to that, Christians had been ruthlessly persecuted by the Roman Emperors, beginning in 64 A.D. with Nero; the wacknut who makes Hitler look like a Jonas brother. How nice of Constantine, right? Except that Christianity had become accepted, indeed practiced publicly by the time Constantine made the Edict. The persecutions, intense and grizzly at first, had hugely cooled off. The Emperor noticed the rise in popularity of Christianity and however conveniently “saw a vision and converted to Christianity.” He jumped headfirst on the Christian bandwagon.

The Constantine apologist says, “Hey, he’s a Christian, his conversion was real, give him a break. He was made a Saint!”

I say, “Really? His conversion didn’t stop him from executing many of his political opponents, and members of his own family including his brother-in-law, his second wife, and his first-born son. HIS FIRST-BORN SON!!! Saint my foot.”

If the Yankees were around in 313 A.D., Emperor Constantine would have jumped on that bandwagon too.