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I have had an incredibly up and down year. Can't even begin to get into details in this post, though some of the better machinations will be playing themselves out in this space in the months to come. But you know I had a good year, overall, when it starts getting cold outside and the Yankees are celebrating deep into Autumn.

I grew up on the last Yankee Dynasty. Endured a childhood rife with Mets fans celebrating the only Championship they've won in our lifetimes, to see Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettite and the great Mariano Rivera go on to win 4 World Series titles in 5 years, two additional Pennants and a string of 13 consecutive playoff berths which finally ended with Joe Torre's departure in 2007.

I slept on sidewalk after filthy sidewalk for tickets, saw the overwhelming majority of great moments that happened in the old Stadium in my lifetime, and take everything the Yankees do very, very personally. They are my religion, my passion, my love.

And goddamn the Yankees are back now, huh?

To the haters, the prognosticators, the equivocators and those who can't bring themselves to admit one of the most dominating AND classy group of professionals you'll ever enjoy watching play the greatest game on earth just won the World Series... I'd dedicate this victory to you...

Only I'm enjoying it way, way too much!

Go Yankees! See you at the parade on Friday!