Nomah's not angry about the A-Rod bizness. Noooh.

Via the aptly named Boston Dirtdogs, Garciaparra lashes out at someone. Not sure who. Not sure what he's saying, either.

But, hey, Nomah, the Yanks could use a second baseman (if you don't mind changing your position in hopes to win a ring), and you'd be showered with love and affection by the fans (and earn the eternal enmity of everyone in crazy Redsoxnation).

Speaking of Red Sox Nation, Will Carroll and Ed Cossette have a Star Wars geek debate over whose team is the "Rebel Alliance" to the Yankees "Evil Empire."

I have to go with the Bambino on this one.

Finally, the fact that Boston is so similar to New York in terms of payroll, etc. is exactly why they are anointed ones to battle the evil. That was the ultimate lesson of Star Wars after all. Darth Vader was Luke's father. The line between good and evil is razor thin. And players (e.g., Clemens, Boggs) flip to the dark side as naturally as Anakin did. I suspect some fans to as well. We, Yankees and Red Sox fans, are cut from the same cloth, we are blood relatives, which is why we hate each other so much.