A few more thoughts about yesterday afternoon’s game:

1. Holy shit!

2. According to Elias, it was the first time since 1979 that a team won a game in regulation after being shutout for the first eight innings and trailing by at least five runs. It may not be an 86 year curse, but a 28 year gap is pretty damn impressive.

3. From the New York Times:

The Yankees were playing the Seattle Mariners, but there was no escaping the shadow cast by the Red Sox from across the country. When Boston scored six runs in the ninth inning to win their game, some of the Yankees noticed on the scoreboard at Safeco Field.

“I looked up and I couldn’t really believe it,” Johnny Damon said. “I thought it was a mistake.”

Can you tell he still wishes he could get rid of those pinstripes?

4. That was some mighty dirty watah.

5. Some video recap: