Why We Need the Yankees in the World Series

Alright, think back for a second. What was the last great World Series that you remember?The Red Sox winning it all in 2004 and thus breaking "the curse." Right?Wrong.The ALCS against the Yankees was absolutely legendary but the Sox made a quick 4 game sweep against the Cardinals to win the World Series. After the drama of overcoming a 3-0 series deficit to New York, the World Series was merely an afterthought.In fact for quite a while now, the World Series has been a bit of a snoozer. Three of the last five have been four game sweeps and the other two only went one more game is all. Hell with all the bizarre rain delays and such, I can't honestly recall if they actually finished last year's series or not.Face it, the last decent World Series was 2003 when the Marlins upset the New York Yankees in 6 games.But Chip, if a series can go six or seven games isn't it a moot point whether or not the Yankees are involved?To some extent yes, but looking back what Wo...