The 2001 World Series was objectively perfect. The MFY fans got a seven-game "distraction" from all that was going on (that was the line, that this set of baseball games was important because it provided a respite from all the bad news facing New Yorkers/MFY fans, who were mistakenly thought to be the same thing) along with three home wins, two of them breathtaking (or disgusting). The rest of us got a glorious ending. The whole thing lasted seven games and it was chock full of drama. Couldn't ask for a better or longer distraction, more memorable highlights and, at last, a more thrilling conclusion to the dynasty nonsense. So much of the country had pledged "we're all New Yorkers now." I saw nothing wrong with returning the favor to Arizona for the duration.