Are you enjoying the off-season? Today is Day 7 of the 10 days that separate football and baseball.

One week ago, the Pats were crowned as an official, modern-day dynasty. Two days ago, the Red Sox truck left the cold and snow for Ft. Myers, Fla. Pitchers and catchers report Thursday.

We’ve become a two-horse town, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The Red Sox have always ruled the summer, but the winter was more of a crap shoot. The Celtics, Bruins and Patriots all battled for the winter headlines.

Not any more. The Patriots start nudging the Red Sox in August, and ride a close second to their baseball brethren from Labor Day on. Come October (November, this year) Red Sox Nation becomes Patriots Country; the falling autumn leaves not nearly as cruel as they used to be.

Did anyone even notice that the Bruins didn’t play this year? Does anyone even care that the Forever-.500 Celtics are actually leading their division? Heck, Boston College rattled off 20 consecutive wins to start the season and couldn’t get a mini-cam to make its way over the Chestnut Hill for a live shot.

It’s all about the Title Twins – the Patriots and Red Sox. We’ve had three championship seasons in a row, and can round up a million people for a parade on a moment’s notice. Boston Mayor Tom Menino calls the Hub “the City of Champions,” and it’s hard to argue with him.

Boston sports fans are walking with a new swagger. Gone are 15 years of frustration. This is Title Town, and we expect nothing less than winning it all. A week ago, people thought Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens would pose a threat to the Patriots hopes of repeating. Eagles fans swarmed the streets of Jacksonville and the seats of Alltell Stadium. Pats fans were quieter, more serious.

“We’re on a business trip,” said one fan outside of the stadium last Sunday. “Let those guys party.”

Of course, New Englanders did their partying after the game, while McNabb was fighting nausea on the Eagles sidelines. The business trip had come to an end, and the Pats had taken care of business.

Now the Red Sox head to Ft. Myers as defending champions. Still sounds strange, doesn’t it? The Yankees loaded up in the off-season, firming up a pitching staff. Randy Johnson will now pitch for the New Yorkers, who have once again become the team to beat.

“So what?” you say. “They were the team to beat last year. Let them party; we’ll take care of business.”

The business at hand won’t be easy, but it wasn’t easy last year. Has it really been four months since Doug Mientkiewicz took the throw from Keith Foulke and set off a party 86 years in the making? It seems like just yesterday.

And so it goes. After a week back in the snowy north, we prepare for another trip to Florida. Not Jacksonville this time. Now, we head for the Gulf Coast, where the weather will be warmer and the Red Sox will try to keep pace with their football-playing partners in Foxboro.

Lewiston native Tom Caron is a NESN sports analyst for Red Sox and Bruins telecasts.