I love the Yankees and I love the fact that it's part of the oldest rivalries in sports. Season hasn't even begun and we're taking shots at each other. This excerpt was taken from http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpcDBuM2RlBF9TAzk1ODYxNzc3BHNlYwN0aA--?slug=ap-redsoxvsyankees&prov=ap&type=lgns

Both teams spent the offseason adding stars. The Red Sox nearly got A-Rod, too, but couldn't work out the financial aspects -- the Yankees had no such money problems.

``There is really no other fair way to deal with a team that has gone so insanely far beyond the resources of all the other teams,'' Henry said in an e-mail to reporters.

Responded Steinbrenner: ``Unlike the Yankees, he chose not to go the extra distance for his fans in Boston.''

``It is understandable, but wrong that he would try to deflect the accountability for his mistakes on to others and to a system for which he voted in favor,'' Steinbrenner said.

Commissioner Bud Selig got involved and quickly told the teams to stop the sniping.