Randy Johnson signed in the offseason to be the Yankees big game pitcher came up short again last night. The Big unit came up very small in last night game 3 loss taking the mound on a rainy, cold night and lasting only three innings before being pulled by manager Joe Torre. Johnson, counted upon to be the rock of this shaky pitching staff, once again delivered a poor performance in the teams most important game of the season. He allowed 9 hits and 5 earned runs and lasted just three innings on a wet night in the Bronx. He had complained before game 3 that on days he pitches at yankee stadium the fans don't make enough noise, either positive or negative. When he was pulled by Torre in the third inning of last nights game he got his wish, only maybe he had something different in mind than being serenaded my boos from a rain soaked crowd of angry Yankee fans.

This loss last nuight leaves the Yankees in a very difficult spot if they are going to advance to the next roind to face the AL Central champs, the Chicago White Sox. Chicago defeated last seasons world seruies champions last night in Boston with an inpressive 5-3 victory in Boston, clinching a spot in the AMerican League Championship Series. The White Sox are playing very well at the most crucial point in the season. They have adopted the aggressive personality of their eccentric manager Ozzie Guillen, and will be a formiddable opponent in the ALCS. This White Sox team has no big stars like the Yankees or Angels, but they pitch well, field superbly, and find ways to win close ball games.
It is my prediction that the aggressive moves made by Guillen, and Angels manager Mike Scioscia will be the difference in sending the two men into direct confrontation in next weeks ALCS. The perfect use of the squeeze play by both managers showed an aggressive and tenacious personalty that has rubbed off on both temas respectrively. With a man on third base in the Seventh inning, Scioscia saw an opportunity to put the game even farteher out of reach by putting down the bunt signal, and the squeeze was on. The play worked to perfection, the angels gotr another run and what was left of the crowd at Yankee stadium let out a collective groan as they sat back agian in thei wet seats only to endure another bittere playoff loss to the Anaheim Angels.

Prediction: Angels-White Sox ALCS, Chicago wins in six