Our Boys beat the Yankess for the second straight game yesterday afternoon. It was a thrilling victory for a number of reasons. First, I loathe the Yankees, so any team that beats them is A-OK in my book. Second, they pulled off a come-from-behind win on national TV, so Yankee fans worldwide got to witness the boys do the hometown croud proud. Third, the enthusiasm they displayed after Rod Barajas hit the game-winning home run was infectious. For the first time in I don't know when, I saw the entire team meet the game winning hitter at the plate after he rounded the bases. They reacted as though they had just won the World Series.

The team from last year, who I saw exactly once over the season in our traditional Opening Day visit, didn't have that kind of enthusiasm. In fact, when they got behind in the game like what happened yesterday, they pretty much gave up. Not this year. We've already beaten the Hated Yankees twice, and could sweep today, we swept the then-best team in the Majors Red Sox, we came from a 10-run defecit to win in extra innings, and we had the best record in the Majors for a few days.

I love these guys!