Well, our backs are against the wall, but I haven't given up hope. I'm hoping Lee on full rest can hold down the yankees, and Burnett on short rest can turn back into Mr. Hyde. I figure that with the yankees on short rest the rest of the series, the middle relief may be more of a factor. The way to look at it is you don't have to win three in a row - just win the next one.

It was a good game last night. Hats off to Damon for hanging in there to get the ninth inning hit.

A friend of mine went to the Eagle game across the parking lot, and hung out in a nearby sports bar with his brother, went to Citizen's Bank Park and picked up tickets from a scalper for $150 each. They stood at the end of the first level, between home and third, and no sooner did they get there that A-Rod was plunked. This, he called to tell me, started an argument between fans that led to a thrown bottle (plastic), which led to early ejections from the park for a couple of fans. My friend and his brother were first to pounce on the vacated seats.