@Tom: A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Boston Red Sox fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they were Red Sox fans, too. Not really knowing what a Red Sox fan was, but wanting to be like their teacher, hands explode into the air. There is, however, one exception. A girl named Lucy has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. "Because I'm not a Red Sox fan." "Then," asks the teacher, "what are you?" "Why I'm proud to be a Yankees fan.", boasts the little girl. The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Lucy why she is a Yankees fan. "Well, My Dad and Mom are Yankees fans, and I'm a Yankees fan, too!" The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron, What would you be then?" A pause, and a smile. "Then," says Lucy, "I'd be a Red Sox fan." - grant

really? moron jokes? you're gonna need a lot more than that, yankees fans. - Tom

since the resurgence of the red sox none of my old standby jokes are relevant anymore. way to ruin a good thing, boston! - grant

I like how we pretend to be talking to anyone other than ourselves in these comments ... - Tom

I am enjoying every insult. - Bret Taylor

@Tom: the Babe is watching. he took a little break from his curse but i have it on good authority that he is back. i hope you've enjoyed the little period of success the yankees let you have, because it's bye-bye. - grant

@grant: babe ruth and buckner shots lost all significance after the yankees suffered the most epic collapse in the history of all sports at the hands of the red sox. - Bryan Power

@Bryan, Tom: Buckner was wrongly pinned as the reason why they lost the series. I'm still cringing from 2004 and cannot wait for the rematch. Until then, I'll just have to remember that the New York Yankees--the greatest team in any sport--have 26 world series championships (to Boston's 6), 39 pennants (10), and 47 playoff appearances (17), and are poised to be in the hunt again this year. And next year. And every year from now on that they play baseball. - grant

@grant: the yankees crashed back in 2001 just like webvan, theglobe and the rest of the dotcom era and no amount of funding or management changes will bring them back to respectability. the yankees can remain poised this year, but the red sox can remain champions!!! - Bryan Power

@Bryan: touche. one thing is almost certain: boston and new york will be in the playoffs this year; come October we'll see who's eating crow. All in all, I'm just happy to see that baseball is fun to watch again. Believe it or not, it isn't always enjoyable to see the Yankees dominate the rest of the league, something a red sox fan can't sympathize with. - grant

No yankee fan will ever, ever, ever get any sympathy from a red sox fan. On this point at least, I do agree...... - Bryan Power