Everything Red Sox was horrible, starting with Carl Yastrzemski, a man whose sideburns alone constituted an act of aggression. —The Taunting Gap—Meanwhile, Red Sox fans now come at me armed with actual data. Brian Cashman has been general manager of the New York Yankees since 1998, back when people were worried their computers would explode at midnight. Some of them are driving to Red Sox games, out of spite. I have arrived at a conclusion that disturbs even me: the New York Yankees need a little of that crazy energy.