Tonight’s Game 6 of the American League Championship series between the Angels and New York Yankees is just under thirty minutes away from getting under way, but according to the Yankees page on MLB.com, the outcome of the remaining two games of the series has already been determined. Bill Shakin of the Los Angeles Times pointed the noticeable advertisement promotion earlier today:

The site proclaims: “Congrats New York Yankees! 2009 American League champs”

That’s the banner ad, beneath which MLB is selling Yankees gear affixed with the World Series logo, including T-shirts for $24.99, caps for $35.99 and fleece for $69.99.

While it may have been nothing more than a glitch in the system, the bottom of the line here is that major league baseball’s online staff made a huge public relations gaff. In an era, where conspiracy theorists, are quick to point out the league’s bias towards popular east coast teams such as the Yankees, New York Mets, and Boston Red Sox, this does little to refute rumors of the perceived favoritism towards these clubs, especially when many feel as if the Yankees’ batters have received a more generous strike zone from the umpires in this series. If anything, it is certainly going to rile up the Angels’ fanbase.

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