And Bethie - I have never smacked you for any other valid reason on the basis of friendship but I LIKE the Yankees. About the only AL team out there that I can stomach and I respect. I watched that game last night, it was like watching The Bad News Bears in the Outfield. The only thing that could've made it better for me would be to have picked Houston. But who in their right mind woulda done that??

Remember, if you are gonna trash talk, you gotta play. Them's the rules. It's at times painful, but you get used to it after a while. [/b][/quote]Nothing I like better then swinging a little mud. Unfortunately, "there's no friendships in baseball". I know..a bad parody of words. I'm a sucker for a good slap too. Let the rivalry begin. At least here there's some men we'll fight over.