Yankees Rained Out; Steve Politi Rejoices.

Even though everybody else thought Wednesday night's Yankee game was exceedingly exciting, Steve Politi was just going to write this stick-in-the-mud article no matter what.

That's the funniest part. Politi was writing an article about how boring Yankees-Sox games are in early June, and then we get a classic like that. But Politi just goes ahead with the same article:

"Bored is a good word to sum up the emotion around Yankees vs. Red Sox these days -- a bitter rivalry dulled by too many games, way too early, and few of them memorable."

I pretty much remember all of them.


"Yes, left fielder Melky Cabrera made a leaping grab in the eighth inning last night to preserve a 2-1 victory, but that would have been spectacular against any team."

Fair enough, but nobody would have seen it.

Like it or not, most so-called Yankee fans watch Opening Day, the Red Sox, the Mets, and the playoffs. Most fans pay attention to about 30 games per year.

One of the reasons I like watching baseball games is that similarly exciting plays occur on a daily basis. Damon has been banging up against the wall all season, but if it beats Toronto, nobody pays attention.


"Make a list of the 10 most exciting sports moments for this city in the past five years, and this rivalry has produced half of them. Aaron Boone's dramatic home run. The historic Red Sox comeback. The walk-off home runs and the bench-clearing brawls and the bloody sock.

With each new moment, our expectations keep rising. We want more. We expect more. But lately, the rivalry is starting to feel like Law & Order -- every time you look up, it's on TV."

I don't want more. I don't expect more. I expect a baseball game between the Yankees and the Red Sox. I fail to see how this game would have been more exciting if if had been played in mid-August.


"The two teams have played 79 times in the regular season over the past four seasons and another 14 times in the playoffs, a total of 93 games. That's seven more games than the Giants and Cowboys have played against each other in their entire NFL history."

That's very odd because baseball teams play more games than football teams. Ten times more, every season. Unclear what that has to do with last night's baseball game.

Yankees have played more games against the White Sox than Mark Spitz has won gold medals.

Yankees have played more games against the Devil Rays than Vietnam has had wars with Cambodia.

You see, I enjoy watching baseball games. I find it pleasurable and emotionally engaging when the Yankees play the Red Sox and even when the Yankees play other teams. If you're bored with Yankees-Sox -- if you're bored with Wednesday's game -- then maybe you're not a fan of baseball in the first place.