Jon Lester is pitching tonight

fundingfather
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:27:37 +0000

“Go anybody that has a chance to keep the damn yankees out of the series!”

Throughout my childhood I would have wholeheartedly agreed. My favorite pitcher was Frank Larry of the Detroit Tigers who was known as “the Yankee killer”. Then, after moving to Yankee territory, I went through a period of ambivalence about the Yankees and baseball in general.

However, in the last few years my son’s unbridled enthusiasm for the Yankees has been contagious and now the Yankees rule! While I have not yet adopted the natural hatred of all-things Boston that a true Yankee fan must have, I certainly appreciate the history and lore of the Yankees and am devastated that they are going to abandon the house that Ruth built after next season.

For those of you who are unconverted, all I can say is, “Come to the dark side. The evil empire beckons.”