Matsuzaka Is Not A Key for '07

Matsuzaka is not part of the things that they Yankees need in '07 to win the AL( They are not allowed to win the world series because there will be a Republican in the White House--the Curse of the GOP-bino) but he is part of what makes it so special to be a Yankee fan in the Steinbrenner Era. Matsuzaka might be Roy Oswalt or Curt Schilling--or Hideki Irabu-- no one really knows--but the same excellent international scouting that brought them Matsui and Contreras is at work and that is a very good sign that Matsuzaka will be a very good pitcher. What Matsuzaka does bring is that mystery of possible excellence--another reason to see or follow the team--he could be a guy who comes in and has a 14K night--or a 20 win season-- or a string of scoreless innings. Jose Contreras was such a figure and his talent backed it up--in Chicago-- ARod will probably not be traded for the same kind of reason--does he have a 60 home run season in him? The minds of the fans enjoy such games and the Yankees give you plenty to anticipate- Cano as batting Champ? Giambi as home run champ? Rivera as --well- Rivera-- this is great stuff-- most teams have it but nobody puts it together like Steinbrenner's Yankees. Now about that Curse.... Curses are made to be broken -ask the 1 out of 86 Red Sox!