The backlash from the Yankees most recent World Series championship hasn't gone away.
Nobody wants to give credit to the team on top, the team that stays on top.
Everybody roots for the underdog. But a bunch of veterans fearing they were facing their last hurrah as a unit dug down and dominated the postseason. Well then, this year would be the end of the mini-dynasty. At least that's what Red Sox fans dared hope, what other AL general managers wished, what the more cynical of fans scoffed at and what those aging, creaky Yankees would have to deal with again. That's Tino, who now has four homers and 16 RBI and has played every game for the Yankees.