It's great that the Red Sox swept the Angels to advance to the American League Championship Series. It's even better that the Yankees dropped their own Division Series 3-1 at home, in front of a fair-weather crowd that had half-cleared out before the game was even over. Seeing the ignoble end to Roger Clemens' career only sweetened the deal.

But then, Joe Torre--who's all but certain to get fired after the Yankee's dismal post-season performance--went on ESPN right after the game and put the cherry right on top for me. When asked how he dealt with the extreme pressures he was under, he said, and I quote, "I bury myself in my players." Then he cried like a girl.

And suddenly, the Yankees are gayer than professional wrestling.