The Other Fifteen

"Congratulations, Derek, on getting back to the World Series after not being there for so long." "Thanks for that backhanded compliment Ken, and may I add: Go f#ck yourself."

The Yankees beat the Angels last night to advance to the World Series for the first time since 2003.  They also haven’t won since 2000.  Did you know that?  Because apparently they are supposed to win every year.  A whole 6 years since they’ve been there?  And we somehow survived?  8 years since they’ve won, and the world hasn’t ended yet?  Seriously, I’d like to thank Derek Jeter for his response to those questions being the first ones out of Ken Rosenthal’s mouth after they won.  “That’s great that you start with the negative,” said Jeter, not even trying to hide his annoyance that Rosenthal would sh*t all over a joyous moment like that.  I want to have my own reality show where I go around punching every sports commentator who repeats any kind of cliche talking point like that.  You know you’d watch it.  “The Yankees are supposed to win every year,” “the Cubs are cursed,” “the Red Sox used to be cursed,” “the Padres are a business front for a Vatican takeover of Southern California” (ok, i made that one up).  But I think I speak for everyone (fans, players, literally the entire planet other than clueless media companies and their employees) when I say that we’re sick of hearing this shit.  So I’m instead going to say what Ken Rosenthal should have said: Congratulations to the Yankees and their fans.  It’s going to be a great World Series.