And don't even dream of seeing this one duplicated. It's just the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry. If not, I'm sure we'd be sticking around and talking about the mistakes we made, including mine.
Nobody goes home early.
The Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the seventh, having already seen both the yin and yang of this bizarre afternoon. Sox fans with long memories have booed Tschida this weekend, recalling that he was the umpire who made the phantom tag-out call at second base that sabotaged a Sox rally during Game 4 of the 1999 American League Championship Series against the Yankees. Replays that night clearly showed that Knoblauch, whose throwing problems had not yet forced his exodus to the outfield, had missed Offerman with his tag. Tschida admitted his mistake the next day, but TV replays yesterday again exposed his mortality, as Knoblauch was shown to have snagged Ramirez's drive in the webbing of his glove. Hillenbrand bounced a throw into the dirt, allowing Derek Jeter to reach safely to open the inning.