Travelling to Northampton, Massachusettts, I missed nearly all of last night’s Yanks-Sox ballgame. All except for the final nail-biting out, that is. Perfect timing to catch Mariano Rivera inducing Jeremy Giambi to line out softly to Alfonso Soriano with two men on, behind in the count 3-1.

Anyway, from the sound of it, the game was a genuine classic, with the Yanks clawing for runs off of a whiny Pedro Martinez, the fat man gutting out a backache, bullpen drama on both sides, and my least favorite futilityman, Enrique Wilson, coming up a hero by starting two rallies and scoring the winning run. The chubby little guy wins a free pass from me for awhile.

Bronx Banter’s Alex Belth has a great blow-by-blow account of the ballgame, capturing the entire rollercoaster ride. Worth reading even if you saw the whole thing and especially so if you didn’t.