ADESNIK'S CRUISIN' FOR A BRUISIN'

[Cue Boston accent]: Stick to pawla-tics, Davey!

If the Red Sox are like communism to the Yankee's capitalism, then: in a smaller market, with 20%+ fewer seats in the stadium each year, they still managed to beat them in the regular season repeatedly, even though long-term structural adjustments in the fan base are necessary if they want to keep up with the amassed capital of the world's largest sports franchise (or should I say "sports conglomerate," cf. the franchise deal with Manchester United).

Hey, maybe not such a bad analogy after all. Circa 1980, at least.