Or at least, the Vicar of Christ can, anyway. We have word from Larry Brown Sports (via Fanhouse) that a visit from Pope Benedict XVI is causing some divine havoc with the Yankees early season schedule, much like the San Antonio Spurs have to deal the with the annual Rodeo Road Trip.

Apparently, the Yankees are going to have a tough little road stretch to accommodate the Pope’s 4/20 Mass at Yankee Stadium, something to the tune of, “a schedule that requires them to be in Tampa on the 15th, New York in the 16th, and Baltimore on the 18th. That’s a bad week.”

I guess that’s the your penance for being the Evil Empire: long road trips with lots of travel.

Sounds rough.

Tags: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees, Pope Benedict XVI, Roadtrip, San Antonio Spurs

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