Sox and Yankees

Before I get to the Sox and Yankees, the New York Daily News has a good story on high school football in Harlem.

I feel bad for fans around the country that don't care who wins the ALCS, but the coverage must be overbearing, but since I do care, here's some highlights from it.

The Globe's notebook included the following:

Epstein has been amused by the Sox referring to themselves as idiots. He said, "Idiots worldwide are thrilled now. They've never had such great PR." . . .

Tony Maz picks the Sox to win.

Filip Bondy's column is pretty weak, but he did get Jeter to more or less admit he didn't tag Jacque Jones.
"You like that? I got him (Nauert), didn't I?" Jeter said, smiling mischievously, without a trace of guilt. "You can't feel bad. It's like with the home plate umpire. If a pitcher gets a strike that's a ball, he's not going to argue that it was a ball."

But Bondy, who'd be the likely choice to play the title character in any "Welcome Back Kotter" remake, also talks about Schilling's inability to pitch in 1-4-7 if Tuesday is rained out. Hey Fil (is that how he's spells it) anybody reading the paper can tell you they weren't using Schilling on three days rest anyway. Check out his headshot.

LeBetard says Derek Jeter isn't as clutch as we think he is.

The greater New York City chapter of the St. Bonaventure alumni club can be proud of Woj and Vac, who both have solid columns about the Sox and Yanks.
Woj's column captures the atmosphere without the partisanship that's prevalant in a lot of these columns.

Mike Vaccaro is good too.

Plaschke on Lima is a nice marriage of writer and topic.

Neyer on Caminiti. If I have a chance later, I'll find more stuff on this.

I'm including Posnanski, not becuase it's his best in fact its far from it, but he's writing about sportswriting and since that's how most of the readers here earn their paycheck...