Through the years, the few posts that stand out in my memory are the ones about Todd Drew, also when AB posted about the death of his father, and Cliff’s daughter’s arrival.

Baseball is amazing like that. Life doesn’t go away, but sort-of becomes translucent and streched across each season like clear wrap bundling packets of our lives to the seasons/series/games/innings/ABs/moments. Jen and I share so many memories of our lives together which happened *during* a baseball game.

Thanks for this post, Al. Let’s go get em, Yanks!

let’s bring this home to the bronx so todd can watch from the comfort of his own seat! i’m sure marsha will appreciate the company : )

That season, I was really depressed. Baseball became my much needed distraction.

It was difficult to forget while watching the Yanks that year though. Brosius, Sojo and Paul O’Neill each had their father’s pass away. O’Neill’s was the hardest for me, as this was the clinching game, and I just wanted to enjoy it, and my heart ached for him. Seeing “The warrior” well up with tears got to me.

I guess what I am saying is this is much more then a game. When I see the documentary 9 innings from Ground Zero, I feel the same way. I hate the ending, but love all that led up to it.

As a Yankee fan, they have gotten me through some really hard times, and win or lose, I owe them.

If this season ends in glory or failure the sun will continue to rise and set. It is afterall, still just a game. (You can’t tell me that while I am watching it, or for 10 hours after a brutal heart wrenching game like last night, or for a few years for that matter.) I have an easier time watching the Yanks get blown out than what transpired last night.

I thought CC should have been gone after the 5th and most of the bullpen was well-rested. But I do realize the potential for two more games has to be considered.

Soriano looked good in the 6th, and I am not sure which announcer said prior to Young stepping in, “he should be careful with this 1st pitch.” Boom!

Girardi has to light a fire under Tex, Arod and Swish. I guess Teixera is a slow starter in the regular season and postseason. He better wake up before it becomes the offseason. Arod is always the lightning rod for criticism, but at least he is/was dealing with injuries and his timing is off. Tex and Swish have timing problems too, aka the postseason.

All hands on deck, the season is on the line!

His k-rate does seem to go up slightly in the post-season. It was not particularly high this year, though. He’s not Gardner — he’s a high-k batter. So is Granderson (obviously).

And let me just ask: What the hell happens to Mark Teixeira when the post-season starts? He just becomes a wiffing machine. I’ve never seen anything like it. At least he’s been moved down, but with 65-year old ARod in front of him and Swisher chairing the pop-up club, how can you win with a hole that big in the middle of your lineup.

Sorry for the rant.

AJ comes up big, with an assist from a key hit from Alex, Yankees come home for a game on Thursday.

Simple, really.

But its that small sliver of hope that keeps us watching.

Anyway the point is tonight: Though the Yanks lost in somewhat frustrating fashion last night, this should be fun. With the season on the precipice of ending, I’m feeling crazy enough that the idea of Burnett pitching is appealing to me. Why not? Let’s roll those devil dice!