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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- "This is mine! Come on, Scioscia! This is MINE!" John Lackey shouted at his manager on the mound, scowling at him, then inserting a spicy word or two. Mike Scioscia, long respected as one of the game's wisest tacticians, didn't agree with his pitcher's assessment. He asked for the baseball and told Lackey to leave, even though he owned a 4-0 lead over the Yankees, had just retired the second out of the seventh inning, was burned on a ball-strike call to Jorge Posada -- now there's a shock, more bad umpiring -- and wanted very much to face Mark Teixiera and end a based-loaded rally.For a time Thursday night, this stood as one of the most embarrassing managerial decisions in recent playoff history. Rather than stick with his best and gutsiest starter, Scioscia out-strategized himself and summoned veteran lefty Darren Oliver to face Teixiera, who was hitting .133 for the postseason when a wild night began near Disneyland. Teixeira promptly ripped a shot out by the rock pile and fountains at Angel Stadium, clearing the bases with a double. When Scioscia followed by intentionally walking Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui made him pay again with a game-tying single. Scioscia made another move, going to young righty Kevin Jepsen. You know what was next: Robinson Cano said hello with a triple, driving in two runs for a 6-4 lead.
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