call me a sore loser, say it's sour grapes, whatever

but i'm really glad to see a baseball post-season with no New York
teams.

partly it's the braves fan in me wanting the two teams who have hurt
the braves so many times to get their comeuppance. partly it's
protecting the braves streak of fourteen consecutive division titles
and postseason appearances -- i was thrilled when boston broke the
yankees' streak of division titles, but this is im****tant, too. and
partly it's resentment for teams that buy champion****ps. so here's the
lineup:

4   Boston       $133M
6   Anaheim    $119M
7   LAD           $119M
8   Chicago     $118M
12  Philly         $98M
15   Milwaukee  $81M
25   Minnesota   $57M  (i hope)
29   Tampa      $44M

guess i'm rooting for the twins and rays.

--
Ben