Damn Yankees

As a Yankee fan, game 5 was painful to watch. Jason Stark called it “very possibly the craziest World Series clincher ever“. I think he’s right.

How many other teams have ever had a game in which they …

• Blew a five-run lead (or larger)

• Coughed up at least five unearned runs

• Stuffed three errors into the ol’ box score

• And included both a balk and catcher’s interference in those festivities?

Of course, the answer is that this has happened exactly once. Last night.

Eventually I’ll look back and remember what a fun season it was. But that game will sting for a while.