This is why Red Sox fans shouldn't write for New York newspapers.

You know something is off when a New York sportswriter fetishizes the length of Manny's Yankee Stadium HRs, but doesn't even mention ARod's blast that almost reached the left-field bleachers.

If a Yankee pitcher is going to get suspended for three games, I'd at least like to see Manny's batting helmet split in two:

"Derek Jeter said Kyle Farnsworth buzzing Manny the other night didn't count, because Manny didn't get hit.

And I just want to see how amusing the Yankees think it is the next time somebody throws 100 behind the captain's ear."

The Yankees do not find it amusing when somebody throws behind Jeter's ear. This is because they are Yankees. That is how it works.

Believe it or not, the Yankees are not friends with the Red Sox, even though Joe Torre seemed to think so:

"Over that same six-year span, including postseason, Jeter has been plunked 12 times by Red Sox pitchers and A-Rod 10 times. By contrast, Yankee pitchers have hit Manny only three times (not including Farnsworth's near-miss Thursday night) and 'Big Papi'? Never. Interestingly, for all his considerable bulk, Ortiz has managed to enjoy a relatively pain-free existence while causing so much pain to opposing pitchers. Ortiz has only been struck by pitches just 23 times in 1,208 at-bats from 1997 through last year.

It'll be interesting to see if Farnsworth's buzzing of Manny was a signal that this trend is about to turn under Joe Girardi. Because, for whatever reason, Joe Torre seemed reluctant to order his pitchers to deliver 'message' pitches, with only Roger Clemens being more than willing to take on the role of enforcer and intimidator in recent years."

1) "For whatever reason" is that Torre is more concerned with his personal reputation as a nice guy than with helping his team win.

2) Clemens was not an enforcer or intimidator when he played for the Yankees. Two high-profile instances (Piazza and Manny in the ALCS), but that's it.