Bring back the Cowsills!

Hats off to Curt Schilling. I can't stand the guy (didn't like him when he was a loutish Philly, didn't like him when he was an obnoxious Diamondback), but he pitched one hell of a game last night.

I think Dwight Gooden will be starting for the Yankees tonight in Game Seven, as Catfish Hunter is unavailable. Unbelievable.

BUT, I still want to see the rule that says you can't do what Rodriguez did in the Eighth inning. I think Torre should have protested the game, not that it would have mattered.

"You can't really carry baggage," added Torre. "I'm not saying that you feel good about the fact that you lost three in a row. There's no question you don't feel good about it, but this game, you prove yourself to yourself every day. We just have to call on the reserves that enabled us to bounce back from a lot of challenges all year."

UPDATE: According to Section 6.1 of the MLB Umpire Manual, "While contact may occur between a fielder and runner during a tag attempt, a runner is not allowed to use his hands or arms to commit an obviously malicious or unsportsmanlike act."

ANOTHER UPDATE: I thought I heard over the weekend that Arroyo and Rodriguez played football against other in high school. Was Rodriguez having a flashback in the eight last night?