Remember the mid 90s when the Atlanta Braves went from worst to first? Remember the insane press coverage? You couldn’t go a day without hearing about Maddux, Chipper, or Justice. And forget about Bobby Cox.  He was everywhere.  But you know what?   Those guys didn’t annoy me.

They had attitude, but I was okay with it.  Maybe because they went from worst to first.  That underdog label, even with their incredible payroll, it worked.  Maybe the fact they had so many new or young players. I can’t really say. They had the  the batting, the pitching, the fielding.   And their own network, in case you forgot what TBS used to show 24/7.

Now lets talk about another team that has gotten a crazy amount of press over the last decade:: The New York Yankees.   Is anyone surprised that the Yankees are kicking butt in the American League?  Isn’t this 2006?  Seriously, they took the AL East for the 16th time. Yes, that’s impressive.  But I still hate the Yankees.

They are easy to dislike.  At least for me.  And its not just because they beat the Red Sox.  Hell, I’m really a National League fan, and a San Francisco Giants fan at that.   Maybe it’s like the Oakland Raiders.  I find them easy to dislike, mainly because I don’t like their fans.   The Raider Nation goes beyond obnoxious. I think it borders on criminal. But that’s a whole ‘nother sport.

The Yankees?  Kudos for repeating your winning history.  But I still ain’t happy about it.   And I really hope you don’t win.  No rhyme, no reason, just want to see someone else in the World Series.  Is that so wrong?