Now, I've been a Yankees fan from way back. That '78 one game playoff against the Sox was one of the best parts of the highlight reel that is my childhood. But imagine my shock when I was in New York last fall, being told how Yankee Stadium was to be torn down to make way for a new ballpark in 2009. Then I hear the rumor that Steinbrenner is planning to sell the team. He finally went too far this time, selling tradition to pad his retirement. So, I decided to burn my own tradition to the ground.
Most of my family is from New England, and are die-hard Red Sox fans. I found great joy in being up there last autumn, watching Boston go through their pennant drive and World Series win. It's time to change sides. To make it official, I've already given my Yankees cap and T-shirt to the homeless.
"Judas," you say?
"Go Sox!" I say.
On the turntable: Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle, "You've Stolen My Heart"
On the reel table: "Kagemusha" (Kurosawa, 1980)
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