The Rivalry Continues in the Off-Season

If the Red Sox get Santana from the Twins the Yankees are in big trouble. Pitching wins championships and Boston will have the best pitching in baseball. The Yankees will have Chien-Ming Wang and not much else. Pettitte is still a question mark and Rogah may have finally retired. But if the Yankees are able to land Santana they will be back in business. They will have the best pitcher and the best hitter in baseball. Boston does not need Santana to be good in '08 but they need him to not be on the Yankees. It is a weird position for the Red Sox to be in; the possibility of stealing the player the Yankees are most interested in. That's what makes this rivalry so great, it does not end when the season does.