Sean B. Fitzgerald It doesn’t go something like this, it goes exactly like this.

Red Sox

There is nothing worse that being a Yankee fan in today's baseball world. From 1996 until Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, we owned all of baseball. We had constant bragging rights. And then Dave Roberts steals a base and my entire world is flipped on my head. Now last night, the Red Sox are down 7-0 in the 7th inning to the Tampa Bay Rays. The last three innings were supposed to be a formality. Then David Ortiz and J.D. Drew remember they have bats in their hands and almost single handedly defeat the Rays. Coco Crisp helped too. As I sat there watching Drew's hit sail over Gabe Gross' head and Youkilis stumble toward home, I realized that these Red Sox are my Yankees. Just with different uniforms.

The only team that could pull off a ridiculous comeback such as that would have been those late 90s Yankees. Derek Jeter would've started it off with a bloop of a hit. Bernie Williams would line a single up through the middle. Paul O'Neill would then drive a double down the line. And Tino Martinez would probably finish them off with a homer to right. It's like those Yankees' teams didn't function properly unless they were the underdogs. They always have to prove that they were better than you. And since baseball is not a timed game, they could take all the time they needed. And now, that same attitude, has shifted up the coast, to these Boston Red Sox.

I couldn't believe what I was watching last night. 7-0! And 7-6, before you knew it. It felt like Game 7 tonight because of the history Boston has shown. In 2004, they overcame a 3-0 deficit to the Yankees. In Game 4, Dave Roberts stole second in the ninth. At the time it felt inconsequential, but as the past has told us, it was the catalyst that sparked their rally. Last year they overcame a 3-1 deficit to the Indians. And we all knew that the Red Sox were going to comeback somehow. The Indians didn't stand a chance. And now, this year. The momentum has totally changed to Boston's side.

As bad as Beckett pitched in Game 2, I don't believe for a second that he is going to let this team down in an elimination game. He is too seasoned and will find his stuff even if he has to dig deep in his pants' pocket. The Rays have also shown an uncanny ability to comeback this year, but I don't think they know what is coming. This is what its like being a Yankee fan in 2008.