Is New York Becoming Mark Sanchez's Town?

New York is arguably the hardest sports city to play for. A famous story involves Boomer Esiason, driving home after a loss. He sees a car get rear ended, and he stops to help out. When he knocks on the window, he sees the female is wearing an Esiason jersey. Asking if she was ok, she responds "Yes, but you guys (the Jets) are terrible."Welcome to New York, where you will be praised one week for winning the game, then have your head called for the next.Mark Sanchez, although a rookie with three professional games under his belt, has taken this town by storm. He has started, and won, all three games as a professional, something no rookie quarterback has done since the NFL and AFL merger.Quite frankly, he has this city believing in him. This story sounds familiar to citizens of New York, and with good reason.I'll take you back to 1996, when a young Derek Jeter carried the New York Yankees on his back and helped win them a World Series. They then went on to form a dynas...