Some soccer fan writes in to the Corner, arguing that the arrival of English soccer player David Beckham in Los Angeles is significant. The writer submits to us the following in their analysis of Mr. Beckham's celebrity status:

Yes, much of the hype is due to Beckham being married to a pop singer, but as a Yankees fan, I ask, would the DiMaggio legend be as large if he had married a nice young girl from Nebraska instead of Marilyn Monroe?

I hate the Yankees like any good Red Sox fan, but I think it's objectively demonstrable that Mr. DiMaggio didn't need Marilyn Monroe to complement his legend. The man's prowess on the baseball field transcends whoever he happened to have married---the legend of Joltin' Joe, at least in my mind, exists independent of the Kennedy concubine.

Call me old-fashioned.

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