Yankees 7, White Sox 6 (and more)

I was sitting in the Crawford Boxes, Game 4, 2006, Braves v. Asros, when Kyle Farnsworth came on in the eighth inning to preserve a 6-1 Braves advantage and proceeded to burn Minute Maid Park to the ground. First, a grand slam in the eighth by Lance Berkman, followed by a ninth-inning, two-out Brad Ausmus home run, to tie the game at six (and send the game into an 18-inning marathon featuring Roger Clemens getting the win out of the pen . . . but that, as they say, was another story).

And I remember thinking--who in the world would entrust a lead to Kyle Farnsworth?

Well, now we have our answer.

I thought Kyle-as-setup-man would be the answer. It may yet be. My own opinion was that Kardiac Kyle's problems were between his ears--where else could they be, with a fastball in triple digits?

But tonight, ugh. Two home runs in one inning. A walk with a four-run lead in the eighth. Oh my.

But Mo hangs on in the ninth, tying run on third.

In other news:

Boston up 4-3 to the Royals, bottom of the ninth. Triple, sac fly, double, single. Ball game. 5-4 Royals. And four up in the loss column.

*Meanwhile, down in H-town, everyone gets into the party: 14-1 over Pittsburgh, in a game started for the Bucs by ex-Yankee Shawn Chacon.

To all Astro fans, from all Yankee fans: you're welcome.

*Turned on the Dodgers-Rockies game, 1-1 in the ninth, heard a familiar voice . . . for an instant thought it was a Wheaties commercial, but . . . no. Vin Freaking Scully was calling the game, the first game I heard called by him since the 1991 World Series.

Not counting Billy Chapel's perfect game.

To emphasize: As a Yankee-rooter, I can say without fear of contradiction that Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully is the greatest baseball announcer of all time; I offer as proof that the real argument is for number two. Red Barber? Mel Allen? Jack Brickhouse? Jack Buck?

Didn't hurt that the Dodgers eventually lost. In the ten-car pile-up that is the National League Central/West/Wild Card, A Rockies victory was good news (wait, have to check, right) good news for the Astros.