The good, the bad and the ugly of last night's Sox-Yankees matchup:

The Good: The Return of the Ace last night was the best news, as Curt Schilling turned in a vintage performance against the depleted Yankee lineup. Schilling gave up 1 run over eight innings, didn't walk anyone and only threw 99 pitches. Hopefully, this is a return to his form before the 133 pitch outing against Cleveland a few weeks back.

The Bad: Jason Giambi whined to reporters after the game that he needs a night off. Giambi's batting average has declined 60 points since May 10, and he has had no homers and only one RBI. What's the matter? Getting tired without the 'roids to pump you up?

The Ugly: Keith Foulke's outing. He came in for mop-up duty in the 9th and proceeded to give up 4 runs on 5 hits, including home runs to A-Rod and Posada and doubles to Cano and Bernie Williams. There weren't any little bloop hits that just happened to fall in, either. These were ropes hit all over the field. I don't know if there was anything wrong or if Foulke just had an off night, but it was not fun to watch.

One of the reasons I love baseball is that there are always stories that would be considered unbelievable if someone wrote them into a script.. Last night's A's-White Sox game at the poorly named U.S. Cellular Field was a great example. Frank Thomas returned to Chicago for the first time since joining Oakland over the winter and in his first at-bat hits a home run. He then follows that up with a second home run. I love it when stuff like that happens.

Last, but not least, J. felt compelled to join the family medical ward as he managed to break his pinky finger falling off a swing in our backyard yesterday. He's got his pinky and ring fingers immobilized for two weeks, at which point he'll be reevaluated by the orthopedist. I was really hoping we had gotten past all the medical crap we have had to put up with the last 15 months, but it wasn't to be. The only good news is that it is a relatively minor injury, and he won't have any lasting effects. I'm hoping this is really it.