Which is worse: Losing in a blowout or losing by one? Giving up and coming back for Game Two or expending a ton of energy and coming up just short?

Al Leiter may be the best pitching explainer since Jeff Brantley. He's pretty darn good with the rest of his stuff (and yes, TFD, they were all over the ankle, as was I two days ago.)

How much pressure is on Pedro Martinez? If he doesn't win, they're down 2-0 and the calls from the bleachers are going to echo into Jersey.

Mariano Rivera. Wow.

I haven't heard anyone say anything about this - maybe local to New York. How cool would it be to see Don Mattingly get a ring as a coach? Would that make up for not getting one as a player, even just a little?

One hell of a game. Just the first of what I expect to be one hell of a series.