... You have a contest. More on that later. First, I want to say that Chase Utley is my favorite non-Dodger since the beginning of TIME after his performance Sunday night. It's not just because he's an awesome player, or that he sparked the Phillies ' beating of the Yankees in Game 5. It's because his hitting allowed me to avoid writing a giant, clever headline about the Yankees winning the World Series. That makes me so happy. First of all, having to write something like that is pure torture for me. I did it in 1998, 1999 and 2000, and I was hating life then, but now the Yankees bother me even more. Secondly, I can't be clever when I am angry. When I'm angry, any creative side of me -- except exceeding sarcasm -- disappears. If my newspaper would accept a headline that said, "YANKEES BLOW," then I'd be golden. But they ain't gonna do that. But the biggest reason I appreciate Utley's performance is now if the Yankees win, I won...
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