Anti-Yankee bias

ESPN's anti-Yankee bias is getting even worse than Sports Illustrated's former anti-Yankee bias (much toned down since Tom Verducci became SI's #1 baseball reporter). Here is the entry on the immortal Yankees-Redstiffs game from July 1 from ESPN's top 10 games of the 2004 season. Note the problems: first, it's listed only as #3 on the top 10 -- sorry, it was the best game of the season bar none; second, three of the six WhatMadeItGreat (WMIG) entries are pro-RedSawx and only two are pro-Yankee (mildly); the description kills the drama of the game: first-place showdown, Yanks exorcising the arse-beating they suffered in April, Pedro against a rookie, Yanks' Rivera working out of a bases-loaded no-out jam in the 11th, Yanks rallying when down to their last strike to Cairo with two outs in the 13th and winning.

I cannot stand ESPN.

Here is the entry:

3. Nomar pouts, Jeter dives, Yanks win (July 1 -- Yankees 5, Red Sox 4 )

WMIG 1: You can't buy a smile: Nomar pouting as he earned $70,987.65 for the game.

WMIG 2: Pedro striking out A-Rod, Matsui, and Bernie, in order, all on swinging third strikes, in the fourth.

WMIG 3: Keith Foulke getting himself into trouble -- and then out of trouble in the ninth inning to keep things all tied up.

WMIG 4: Jeter's dive into row 5 in the top of the 12th to snuff a Red sox rally.

WMIG 5: Manny Ramirez. He hit a two-run shot in the sixth to pull the Red Sox within 1, then led off the 13th with a solo shot for a 4-3 Boston lead.

WMIG 6: Yankees come back to tie and then win the game in the bottom of the 13th, 5-4.