You knew this was coming, didn't you?

From First Read:

MANCHESTER, NH -- Right off the bat at a health-care forum here, Romney took a clear swipe at Giuliani's recent comment that he would be rooting for the Red Sox because he always supports the American League. Romney asked, "Anyone here a Red Sox fan?" And after the cheers he asked if they were also Yankees fans. To laughter he said, "You're one or the other, but probably not both, right?"

Rudy's getting knocked all over the place, as he probably should. The thing is, I wouldn't have expected this from Rudy, who's always come across as a politician who actually knows something about sports. (Remember John Kerry's favorite Red Sox player? "Manny Ortez.") He uses the American League loyalty argument, which I would normally buy, were we not talking about a Yankees fan rooting for the Red Sox.