My contempt for the Boston Red Sox is second only to my love of the Yankees. The two feelings are intertwined, in fact, and a good deal of the pride that I feel for my pinstripes comes from their ability to beat down Boston… seemingly whenever they just decide to. And so for years I’ve watched Nomar play for Boston, with a certain contempt for the player. This year, I watched them talk about trading him in the Spring and then while his fellow players doubted his abilities, I then watched him work to support his team in spite of both issues – admirable behavior, to be sure. And now the poor guy goes from a team that hasn’t won it all since 1918 to a team that hasn’t won it all since 1908, but Chicago should be glad to have him.

Amazing what a change of uniform can do for your opinion of someone.