Boomer Esiason appeared on the Dennis & Callahan show this morning and talked about Brett Favre's homecoming, the Yankees' success and the Mangini mess in Cleveland.

"It's one thing to be Bill Belichick and be a little awkward, be kind of unique, because you are considered the best head coach out there in the NFL right now," Esiason said. "You have your Super Bowl rings to prove it, and all that quirkiness that you bring to your press conferences. ... All those things are funny when it's Bill Belichick because he has the street cred to do it. But when you've actually tried to take the fun out of football, when you're Eric Mangini, and you have to watch him on the sideline and you have to listen to him after the game, I think he's doing a real disservice for the Cleveland Browns.

"There are things that are probaby going to unravel, I would imagine, assuming the ownership is going to be willing...

Alex Rodriguez drilled a run-scoring, go-ahead double with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, helping the Yankees to overcome a late Phillies comeback and claim a 7-4 victory in Game 4 of the World Series. With the win in Philadelphia, the Yankees are up, 3-1, in the best-of-seven series, and need just one more win to claim their 27th championship.
 
Johnny Damon started the rally with a single to left, and stole second and third against Phillies closer Brad Lidge. Lidge then hit Mark Teixeira on the elbow, setting the stage for Rodriguez. Rodriguez was 1-for-13 to that point in the World Series, but quickly rendered those struggles irrelevant by jumping on an 0-1 fastball that he lined into the left-field corner to score Damon. The Yankees then tacked on another pair of runs on Jorge Posada's two-run single.
 
Now, the Yankees will try to clinch their first World Series since 2000 on Monday night in Philadelphia. Phillies...