Yanks 2, Mets 0

Nothing good ever comes from a rain delay, but a good win nonetheless.

The Yankees have 19 games against the Red Sox and six against the Mets--every year, year after year--which basically amounts to 25 Game Sevens filled with emotion and history and bitterness. A little less than one-sixth of the season crammed into decades. Too reasonably much, as if weights were hung upon the 200 million-dollar Yankees as if to compensate for their payroll and history and success.

One other thought: can Mike Mussina ever catch a break? A no-hitter through four. Then, rain. Given his age, he has to come out. So he misses out on the no-hitter, the shutout, even the freaking win. My guess is he ends up with 19 wins again.