" It was not quite Grady Little, but it was close.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel left Pedro Martinez in Game 6 last night to face Hideki Matsui in the third inning despite the fact that Matsui had already homered off Martinez. And despite the fact he had left-hander J.A. Happ warmed up in the bullpen.

The decision blew up on Manuel when Matsui singled to center field to score Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon and make the score 4-1.

"He knows how to pitch," Manuel said. "He's got experience. I had to let him pitch to that guy. We can go down 4-1 and we can definitely rebound there. It wasn't time for me to take him out."

Martinez's final line looked good, but nearly every out the Yankees hit in the first few innings was hard-hit and he gave up some monster foul balls. It was clear by the second inning this was not the same pitcher who threw a gem in Game 2 last Thursday. His fastball had no life and he wasn't mixing his pitches like he was on that night."