Quoted for truth

"The Yankees and their fans are never eliminated as an afterthought. They are always taken down in a public execution.  They are led to the gallows to the raucous cheers of the gathered crowds.  They are read the charges of high crimes and misdemeanors against them, and they are always the same.  Their misdemeanor?  Gluttony.  Their high crime? Nobility.  And then they are very publicly hanged while the throngs roar with approval.  The masses will not be denied their opportunity to watch the mighty fall.  And that’s okay.  It’s part of what we Yankee fans sign up for.  Some of us make a choice.  Some of us are born into it.  But all of us wouldn’t trade it for the world."

Taken from Bleeding Pinstripes

Truer words were never spoken.  Well stated, Geoff.