Game 2: Diamondbacks 4, Yankees 0
When the Yankees had the infield in in the second inning, it became painfully clear manager Joe Torre knew his team was going to have trouble scoring on this night. With the Diamondbacks leading 1-0, Jorge Posada got the first hit of the game off Randy Johnson in the fifth inning. Johnson went 2-0 on the next batter, Shane Spencer, who leaked -- he cheated looking for the fastball.

Johnson didn't throw a great fastball, but Spencer got too far out in front of it and pulled it foul into the upper deck. Johnson saw him cheating, and said later he made the adjustment -- he buried him up and in with a fastball, killed him with a slider, and Spencer struck out. If Spencer had been just a little slower on the fastball or if Johnson had thrown just a little harder, Spencer could have hit a two-run homer, making the score 2-1 in favor of the Yankees and completely changing the momentum of the game. That was the Yankees' one chance to steal this game from Johnson.

What Schilling and Johnson have done in Arizona this weekend has really been something. They are already the two best pitchers in baseball. If they can come back on three days' rest and win, you can carry them off into history.

Alfonso Soriano went the way of Spencer with a strikeout, Scott Brosius popped up, and that was the inning. Sure, Matt Williams' three-run home run in the seventh put the game out of reach, but prior to doing so, Johnson made a one-run lead feel like a 10-run lead. Even if they wanted to, the Yankees couldn't make many adjustments. Against Johnson on a night like this, there isn't much you can do.

People say that the Diamondbacks are nothing but a team with two good pitchers, but that is simply not true. They have a lot of players who complement Johnson and Curt Schilling. The D-Backs possess the best bench in baseball. Danny Bautista will leave as a free agent next year, sign a $2-3 million per year contract, hit 20 home runs and be a really great outfielder for somebody. David Dellucci is a great contributor, Erubiel Durazo is going to be a star, Greg Colbrunn is a great pinch-hitter. Sure, the D-Backs have a core of good veteran players -- Williams, Steve Finley, Reggie Sanders, Luis Gonzalez -- but the rest of them are what Johnson called "unsung heroes."

The Diamondbacks will be much looser going into Yankee Stadium than they would have been had the series been tied at 1-1. Some of the guys who have been to the Bronx, like Matt Williams, have a great appreciation for the history of the park. The enormity of playing in the World Series there will not be lost on them. Even though it's 2-0, it still has a chance to be a great series. Expect Roger Clemens to come up huge in Game 3.

What Schilling and Johnson have done in Arizona this weekend has really been something. They are already the two best pitchers in baseball. If they can come back on three days' rest and win, you can carry them off into history. Johnson actually typed up a list of all his starts on three days' rest and gave it to manager Bob Brenly to prove to him that he could do it. I know they all want to win, but Johnson wants to win so badly.

Anyone who ever questioned Johnson in the postseason is silly. In 1995, he was willing to pitch in relief, he was willing to pitch on two days' rest, whatever it took. And now he has this great competition -- the two best pitchers in baseball on the same team. They help each other, but they constantly compete. Great athletes compete -- it doesn't matter if it's against the other team or with themselves, but they always want to have that competition. It has made both of them amazing.