More on the disaster in the Bronx

Yanks Fretting and Red Sox Are Flying
The Boston fans I know have had their fun. Here's a sample from my inbox:
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Aaron said:
I'm not going to go to crazy yet, but I need to share with you what a fellow Red Socks fan said to me at work this morning. He said that "The Red Soxs now have 22 reasons why they are still in the race". I thought that was rather appropriate. Do you think the Yankees have a flag for the record they tied last night?

And then Aaron piled on some more with:
I bet you wish you had "big game" pitchers like Pettite, Wells, Clemmons and the Unit. Any one of them could pull you out of this history-in-the-making slide you are in. We all know Brown's back will go into the dumber before the end of the year... Maybe A-rod could pitch for you.

Upon being reminded that it only counts as one loss, Shannon said:
A HUGE,RECORD-BREAKING, DEMEANING, EGO-CRUSHING LOSS, but still just one loss.

And right here on this blog, Michelle said:
What was up with that?? Dan and I laughed our heads off! Trust me we know George will just go out spend spend spend to fix what ever is wrong with the Yankees but as a Sox fan we are going to enjoy it for the day.
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At least Michelle has her head in the right place and recognizes that her joy is temporary at best.

This snippet from Jack Curry at the New York Times best sums up my outlook:

Despite the terrible loss, the Yankees are still in first place and they still have a more favorable schedule than Boston and the other wild-card competitors. When was the last time the Yankees were even mentioned in the wild-card chase? The Red Sox, the Angels, the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers all play one another. The Yankees must face only Boston.

"There's a certain level of embarrassment there, no question," Torre said. "Something like this, you have to bounce back from. It's one game. You move on."

Maybe this is what the Yankees needed. A little reminder that they will not boogie to a title as if no one else is on the dance floor. A little reminder that they are a flawed team if they pitch poorly. A little reminder never hurt any team, especially one that let a huge lead in the division vanish so quickly.

We'll still see who has the last laugh. See you in October.