bernie quote buried in a daily news article about the capn's hit streak:

At that point, [mazzilli and torre] thought Jeter's streak was over. Bernie Williams only made matters worse when he thanked Torre for taking Jeter out since Jeter's streak is the longest by a Yankee since Williams hit in 21 straight games in 1993.

"(Bernie) said, 'This way he can't pass me and now everyone's going to know I'm your favorite player,'" Torre said.

naw bern, we're already painfully aware of that.