So, the Sox FINALLY beat the Yanks

Hats off to the boys from Beantown. There's really nothing I can say following their come from behind triumph. As objective as I can be, it was awesome. Sad day for the Yankees but we've got 26 world titles already under our belt. And we will be back, although not as often as we would like (See bottom).

The Sox still have to beat the Cards. They'll have their hands full against probably the best managed, most fundamentally sound team in baseball this year. They're also the most well-rounded team; they have no weakness. Anyone catch the suicide squeeze last night? The biggest advantage the Sox have is home field advantage.

In all honesty, this Series could be a classic. Two good, well-matched teams that can light up a scoreboard on any given night. And solid, if not great, pitching on both sides.

I look forward to Game 1 tomorrow night.

As for the Yankees, I'm sad and eating crow at the moment but I don't feel sad for the players or the organization. There's really no excuse for blowing a 3-0 when you're three outs away from wrapping up the series. You had two of those four losses at home. I suspect Bernie Williams will be dealt to make room for Carlos Beltran. Now that he's on vacation, I'm sure the two parties will speak soon. They also need to find a second baseman and some pitching, obviuosly.

Here's the thing with the Yankees. The teams that won the titles had a core of above-average players with great funamentals such as Scott Brosius, Paul O'Neill, and Tino Martinez, as well as a core of players (up the middle I might add) that were developed in the Yankee farm system (Jeter, Williams, Soriano, Posada, Rivera, Petitte, etc). The sense of team has been lost with the exits of Clemens, Petitte, Soriano, and retirements of Brosius and O'Neill, as well as the addition of hired assassins Giambi, Sheffield, and Rodriguez. Several years ago, I argued that the Yankees weren't trying to buy championships, rather their success was the result of a good farm system and the acquisition of quality role players. Now, they are the team everyone accuses them of being, out to buy a World Series. And they won't have the same success with that mentality.

With George, you know heads will roll following this loss. I'm pretty confident that the moves he makes won't necessarily be the right ones given the Boss. It's been less than 48 hours and I'm surprised that no one has been fired yet. He's getting slow in his old age.