If a Red Sox fan needs a reason to rejoice, it would be any time the Yankees take the gas pipe and cough up a loss. First, let me say this: I do not hate the Yankees. My Dad is a Yankee fan. He grew up in northern Maine during the golden era of Yankee teams. He was drawn to DiMaggio, Berra, Mantle, Ford and the other great teams of the 40s and 50s. But I was fan of the Red Sox after the Impossible Dream team of 1967. I was not aware of that team during that time, but learned about that team, and baseball history as I was drawn deeper into baseball. I always respected the Yankees but experienced the angst that all Red Sox fans experience when the Yankees always seem to get the breaks, and the Red Sox had all the bad luck. So seeing the Yankees post season misfortunes of the past 7 years have given me hope that the tide is turning, especially after the World Series win in ‘04. So when I saw the Yankee score from last night, a 2-1 loss to Cleveland in 13 innings, it made the Red Sox win over the Angels all the more sweeter. The problem I have with Yankee fans is that there is the notion that the Yankees are entitled and should win it all every year. Even if you have the most successful of franchises, there has to by a natural cycle of things. There has to be a period of frustration and failure, even with a successful sports franchise. There is a difference between pride and entitlement. The Yankees are old; their starting pitching is ancient, their starting lineup has a few young bucks, but their rely on established but fading stars for their offense. They have a few young, rising stars that will make them a better team. Right now, though, they can only get by on experience. I will look forward to the next couple of days. I am hoping that the Red Sox win their next game in California, and that the Yankees lose their third at Yankee Stadium. That would be so sweet to see the Yankees lose at home, to deny them another chance at a World Series win.