Yankees not out of the World Series woods yet

That sigh of relief you heard coming from the New York Yankees dugout last night was from manager Joe Girardi, who nearly had his most controversial World Series strategy blow up in his face. Girardi is going with a three-man pitching rotation in the Fall Classic and it's worked for him up until now. But just barely. The Phillies were one foul tip away from getting out of last night's ninth inning tied and likely going on to win Game 4 with all the momentum swinging their way. But Brad Lidge couldn't shut the door and the Yankees won 7-4 and now hold a commanding 3-1 lead. So, how commanding is it? In my view, you'd rather be up 3-1 than down. But let me say this. The Yankees are one Cliff Lee defeat away from being in serious trouble. Here's why. Read more...