If Aaron Judge keeps this up, Hal Steinbrenner will need a bigger dump truck to haul the money to pay him

Sir Isaac Kiner-Newton once postulated that, for every action, there exists an equal and opposite reaction. 

Thus, for every thrilling, incredible, walk-off Yankee blast - (come to think of it, like last night!) - there exists an owner tormented by the notion that he'll eventually have to shell out more money.

Which increases the jubilation.

Last night, Aaron Judge's three-run HR to beat the malodourous Jays may have added a zero to next winter's contract demands. In the final negotiations this spring, Food Stamps Hal Steinbrenner short-balled Ole No. 99, and Judge walked. Now, in a weird upside-down world, every big HR by Judge might someday inch him out of NY - or worse - to the Mets. If we've learned anything from the last decade, it's that Prince Hal saw how Boston recovered from dealing Mookie Betts and thought, I can do that...

But but BUT... fuckme, who cares? Last night, a YES Classic was sired and begotten! The victory means: 

1) The perpetually ascending Jays have lost three straight - 6 of 10. How many years can a team rise... without getting anywhere?

2. Their upstoppable stopper, Jordan Romano, has booked the El Chapo Express into Meltdown Land. Last night, he couldn't throw strikes to Jose Trevnio. Jose Trevino. The Yankees were facedown in the tomato soup, and he walked - hahaha - Jose Trevino. The look in his eyes belonged on a poster for Dazed & Confused. Nice to see it happens to other closers. 

3. Toronto wasted a late rally that built a two-run lead. Had it stood, we'd have spent the next 18 hours wondering why Aaron Hicks plays LF like Smokey Burgess? They also wasted a dominant outing by Yusei Kikuchi, who had folks thinking a no-hitter through five. 

Today, Judge has a new TicTok reel to counter critics who question his clutch hitting. Over the years, we've seen him constantly squeezed by umps in big situations, but his career stats are, as Phil Rizzuto would say, "not too shabby."

So, where to now, St. Peter?  We can't celebrate long. Afternoon game. And a loss would mean a two-game split, giving Toronto momentum. No days off until May 31. The grind has begun. Still... we lead the AL East by four games. And here's a tidbit: We lead Boston by 10.5. Oh, my...