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this is great....we can decide which team is going to lose to the Cardinals 
Schilling shelled in Game 1
Mussina flirts with history
Matsui ties ALCS RBI record
Rivera got Kevin Millar to pop out to strand the tying run at third base in the eighth inning, then finished out a thrilling 10-7 win for the Yankees in Tuesday night's opener of the AL championship series.
"It was tough, leaving my family there," the soft-spoken Rivera said. "My fans and my teammates helped me out big time. ... That was something special."
Hideki Matsui tied an ALCS record with five RBIs, four off Curt Schilling, who allowed six runs in three innings and isn't sure whether his ailing ankle will keep him out of the rest of the series.
On a night that generated the kind of excitement expected from these great rivals, Mike Mussina was perfect through six innings before Mark Bellhorn doubled on a drive that hit the left-field wall on a hop with one out in the seventh. Bernie Williams drove in three runs, including a two-run double in the eighth that gave Rivera some breathing room.
"It took a lot for him to go out there tonight," Yankees captain Derek Jeter said. "He's the most mentally tough person I've ever played with."
For much of the night it seemed like a laugher, with the Yankees ahead 6-0 by the third and 8-0 in the sixth.
"It was like it was too good to be true," New York manager Joe Torre said.
But after Bellhorn's hit on Mussina's 86th pitch, the stubbly faced pitcher's huge curveball quickly became hittable.
Millar hit a two-run double with two outs and scored on a single by Trot Nixon. Tanyon Sturtze relieved and Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer on his third pitch, pulling the Red Sox to 8-5.
Mussina flirts with history
Matsui ties ALCS RBI record
Rivera got Kevin Millar to pop out to strand the tying run at third base in the eighth inning, then finished out a thrilling 10-7 win for the Yankees in Tuesday night's opener of the AL championship series.
"It was tough, leaving my family there," the soft-spoken Rivera said. "My fans and my teammates helped me out big time. ... That was something special."
Hideki Matsui tied an ALCS record with five RBIs, four off Curt Schilling, who allowed six runs in three innings and isn't sure whether his ailing ankle will keep him out of the rest of the series.
On a night that generated the kind of excitement expected from these great rivals, Mike Mussina was perfect through six innings before Mark Bellhorn doubled on a drive that hit the left-field wall on a hop with one out in the seventh. Bernie Williams drove in three runs, including a two-run double in the eighth that gave Rivera some breathing room.
"It took a lot for him to go out there tonight," Yankees captain Derek Jeter said. "He's the most mentally tough person I've ever played with."
For much of the night it seemed like a laugher, with the Yankees ahead 6-0 by the third and 8-0 in the sixth.
"It was like it was too good to be true," New York manager Joe Torre said.
But after Bellhorn's hit on Mussina's 86th pitch, the stubbly faced pitcher's huge curveball quickly became hittable.
Millar hit a two-run double with two outs and scored on a single by Trot Nixon. Tanyon Sturtze relieved and Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer on his third pitch, pulling the Red Sox to 8-5.
And in the 7th game Johnny rises from the ashes and defeats the evil empire to deliver us the pennant.
Who's your Papi?
Boston Mike
PS I know there is still work to do....
Who's your Papi?
Boston Mike
PS I know there is still work to do....