Orange County Register

Thoroughly enjoyed Mark Saxon’s Big Apple vs. SoCal culture wars slide show, although it made me yearn for one of the few things I liked about New York.

Corned beef on rye from Carnegie Deli. Simply the best, and worth the hassle.

One of the ways I have been able to swear off corned beef is to maintain I won’t have one unless it’s at Carnegie.

Despite being Los Angeles-born (about the time the Korean War ended) and a lifelong Southern Californian, I have not been to Langer’s Delicatessen.

I was stunned to learn Saxon’s sources picked its trademark sandwich over Carnegie’s, because it’s not even the same thing — although it’s closer than apples and oranges.

It’s OK. My doctor won’t let me have pastrami, either.

What else do I miss about New York?

Old Yankee Stadium (where I watched Tim Salmon make his major-league debut for the Angels), the Statue of Liberty, even Madison Square Garden, to a degree.

What else do I like about New York?

Bronx-born ctress Ellen Barkin, for sure. Mira Sorvino, too.

And P.J. Clarke’s. Definitely.

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With John Lackey scheduled for Games 1 and 5, that’s two probable starts behind the plate for Jeff Mathis. …

One of the truly scary things about the Yankees is, they swept the Twins in the ALDS despite hitting .225 as a team.

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