Well that was tantalizing, yes?

The question going into Game 5 of the Yankees-Phillies World Series bakeoff (or is that baseoff?) was: Who can replicate his first pitching gem from this Series – Philadelphia’s Cliff Lee or New York’s A.J. Burnett?

Lee, by a landslide.

And yet the Yanks did manage to make it interesting, scratching to within 8-5, then putting two on with nobody out in the top of the ninth.

Sad to say, the inestimable Derek Jeter (now hitting a mere .364 in the Series) grounded into a double play and Mark Teixeira struck out, while the newly potent Alex Rodriguez watched impotently from the on-deck circle.

Here’s one thing you can count on:

The Phillies will not Go Fishin’ gentle into that good night.

Pedro back on the mound in the Bronx Wednesday night.

God, I love the World’s Serious.