i actually never understood the yankee hate. is it just overexposure from the media? i mean i am sure lots of people hate the cubs for that. i have a good friend that is a huge yankees fan and he always pulled for the cubs so i kind of return the favor for the yankees with him. plus i'm really happy for starlin. i would LOVE for a cubs/yankees WS this year. that would be amazing. could be from the days of their high payroll/buying free agents left and right to fill holes in their roster (they seemed to throw money at good/great players more often than not), winning 4 world series in 5 years and being in the playoffs just about every year for almost 15 years straight. you could throw in the jeter love affair and the disdain of steinbrenner into the mix, as well. these yankees don't bother me as much. kind of cool to see the youngsters produce and compete as well as they have. aaron hicks is finally having a breakout year.