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To: jackhach who wrote (1274)	10/17/2003 2:48:40 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29238

Confessions of a Yankee fan... I see there's stunned silence about the way the Yankees found a way to beat Boston... again. In all honesty, I must admit, as a lifelong Yankees fan, there's no team in any sport I can't stand losing to, by a long stretch, than Boston. I'm sure the feeling in Boston regarding the Yankees is mutual, and likely even more deep-seated (and, I also admit, for good reason). However, this time around, for the first time ever, I actually felt sorry* for Boston. When the Sox were up 4-0, rather than feeling like throwing things, I felt at peace with the distinct possibility the Yankees would finally lose, though, of course, I still thought somehow someway the Yankees would find a way to win, or at least make it close. I also must admit I was rooting like heck for the A's to get a clutch hit in the bottom of the ninth in Game 5. I knew that Boston not only didn't fear the Yankees, but also had the confidence they could beat Mariano Rivera. When the Sox won in dramatic fashion, the only consolation I had was the attitude that the baseball gods had a much more painful fate for them: losing to the New York Yankees instead. When Soriano bounced the ball off the mound with the bases loaded in the eighth to record an out instead of a possible series clinching hit, I just knew the baseball gods had scripted extra innings to inflict maximum suffering on one team or the other. And when Boone, someone respected by New Yorkers on par with Steve Bartman by Chicagoans, hit that dramatic home run in the 11th, you just knew it could not have been any more painful for Bostonians. So much so, seriously, it really isn't fair. And for that, I offer to Red Sox fans my sincere condolences and admiration for one heck of a season. - Jeff * Growing up in Orange, CT, about 20 minutes away on the New York side of New Haven, either you were a Yankee or Red Sox fan. We'd go up and down the lineups and compare players ad nauseum. The winners took delight in chiding the losers. You took winning and losing against each other personally because, well, it was personal. Old memories may die hard, but perspective certainly does change with age.