Oh god, I love to see the Yankees lose...

It is that time of the year again. Baseball playoffs are on, the Yankees are losing, and every non-Yankee fan is taking considerable pleasure in watching them lose. Count me among one of them. And tonight was great: they got blanked.

Oddly enough, I started off liking the Yankees, even cheering for them when they beat the Braves. But I was turned off by their owner, by their signing away free agents from other smaller market teams, which could not afford the salaries being afforded by the Yankees, driving up salaries and the cost of tickets by their insane spending. The New York media, with its "New York is the center of the world" nonsense, is also a significant factor. The two exceptions are Jeter and Torre, both of whom cannot be hated; the former because he is so "clutch" and the latter for being a tough-as-nails manager (not to mention a cancer survivor). But, all the other Yankees come across as arrogant, highly-paid players, with an attitude to boot. Some teams certainly don't play intimidated, as these Tigers are showing.

Sure, you can sign away the best players in other teams, and never develop your own talent, but you still have to get them to play, for these games are not won on paper. They have to be won on the field, by performing. And, sadly these Yankees have not performed, but it sure is heart-warming to watch them lose, and lose badly. Last year was great, the year before, when they blew a 3-0 lead and lost to the BoSox was greater.

I for one, am waiting for Game 4; if the lowly Tigers sweep the Yankees, there is one household in the Seattle area, that will be partying hard into the night (My wife is a Yankees fan, BTW).

Layoffs suck!

A lot of people at my company lost jobs; my own group got cut down by a third, losing 2 people. Both of them were nice guys. Another guy gone in Tech Pubs, also a nice person.

Oh well, this is part and parcel of life, but why does it always have to happen to good people?

Hopefully my position is safe. :)