Red Sox vs.Yankees vs.Mothra

There was a very thoughtful piece on the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry moving to Japan by Fred Claire --well it has been there for quite awhile- Irabu, Soriano, Matsui were battles between the Yanks and Red Sox too. Matsui in particular was coveted by the Sox. The Sox got their revenge by convincing the other owners to tax the Yankees and take a lot of their money--now the Sox spend like a drunken sailor ( no offense to you drunken sailors out there) and probably still blame the Yankees- with a straight face no less! Fact is the Yankees have taken the post season lead by getting Igawa--Igawa is more important to the Yankees than Matsuzaka is to Boston. Yes, because the Yankees didn't have a 2nd lefty starter who could eat innings--Boston already had two #1 starters and a #2(Papelbon would be the Yankee Ace!). Now the Yankees can have Wang and Igawa to fill the 4-5 spots and give them an edge over most teams. The Yanks still need someone to replace Pavano-- Miguel Batista would be a good fit, Gil Meche could be a star in NY..the number 1 spot will wait for another season when Phillip Hughes or Sanchez or some other prospect will be ready--you know the next Andy Pettitte- a farm system guy who becomes a No.1 Starter-- sounds like a 30's novel--" A No.1 Starter Grows in the Bronx"