With last night's Red Sox loss, we've clinched a division title for the 9th straight season. This ranks 2nd behind only the Braves run of 14 which has now come to an end. One at a time...

From Mark Feinsand:

You just haven't lived until you've heard the following line from Gary Sheffield:

"You guys look too dry. I'll be back." ...

As it turns out, Sheffield was just messing with us, but I did get my fill of cheap champagne on my clothes, in my hair and in several other places.

From MLB.com:

"I think the front office deserves a lot of credit," Rivera said. "We thank George Steinbrenner for the opportunity that he gives us to put a good team on the field. It all starts from there. The coaching staff, Mr. T [manager Joe Torre], the players, they're all tremendous." ...

While young players like Melky Cabrera and Jose Veras were taking their first taste of the postseason, you might think that celebrating a division title would no longer be a big deal to the veteran quartet. After all, this is a group that has a combined 11 World Series rings among them.

The ecstatic look on Jeter's face as he walked through the clubhouse -- both spraying and being sprayed with champagne -- said otherwise.

Also from MLB.com:

"There's so much togetherness here; we support each other, and I hope I can be a part of helping this team win a championship," Damon said. "I want to get a championship for Giambi, get a championship for A-Rod, get a championship for Donnie Mattingly and whoever else has never won one. There's a lot of work to be done."

Finally, from the New York Daily News:

That's why there seemed to be a little more giddiness to this postgame party than in years past. As Yung Joc's anthem, "It's Going Down," blared, Torre and Derek Jeter shared a beer-soaked embrace. At one end of the room, Melky Cabrera and Octavio Dotel danced in the middle of a circle as teammates poured cans of Labatt's Blue Ice on them.

Congratulations to everyone involved.