Time to end the 2009 baseball season

It's been nine long years since the Yankees last parade down the Canyon of Heroes, an unacceptable gap between championships that has delighted Yankee haters around the world.

Don't kid yourself, either, those people are armed with venom whether the Yankees win or lose this World Series.

If they close out the Phillies to win championship #27, prepare yourselves for the inevitable barrage of people complaining about how the Yankees "bought" another title. It's an argument made by people who don't grasp simple free-market economic concepts.

How dare the Yankees use their regional advantage to run a financially successful business, then use their vast resources to pay for the best available players? What a bunch of jerks.

These same people will also use the Yankees payroll against them in the event the Phillies come back to win this series.

"$200 million and they STILL can't win a title!!!"

This is the crap we've heard for the last nine years, and no matter what happens, you will hear it again in 2009.

With that in mind, the Yankees might as well just win the damn thing tonight. We're going to hear a bunch of nonsense from fans of the other 29 teams anyway, at least the noise of a parade would block some of it out.

I feel very confident in handing the ball to Andy Pettitte, even on three days rest. I feel very confident that Pedro Martinez is ready for a sound beating after a very good Game 2 performance.

I don't care how anybody has done up until tonight, one good game can erase a miserable postseason.

(Yes, I'm looking at you, Teixeira and Cano)

A-Rod, a big night tonight means the World Series MVP. After what he's done already in the playoffs, he should never have to hear another word about how he can't do it in the clutch, but a ring will guarantee it.

Get the ball to Mariano with the lead.

Don't let this series get to a Game 7, I don't know if I can take it.

Tonight is the night. Let's go.