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GO YANKEES!:

"Game of the year
And finally, it's time for Year in Review to pick its official Best Game of the Year. And the winner is ...

The tremendous, 13-12, 14-inning, 494-pitch classic between the Yankees and Twins on May 17 -- a game that ended with Jason Giambi's epic walkoff grand slam, one which made Giambi the second American Leaguer in history to hit a game-ending extra-inning slam with his team trailing by three. The other: Babe Ruth.

When Giambi's slam returned to earth, it had turned what looked like a 12-9 loss into an unforgettable win. But not for everybody.

We would like to report that nobody on the Yankees will ever forget it. But that's not exactly true -- since one member of the Yankees never even knew it happened. Not for another 10 hours, at least.

He was the next day's starting pitcher, Ted Lilly. The Yankees sent him home in the middle of the game so he could rest for his start the next afternoon. And nobody can't say Ted Lilly doesn't follow orders.

They sent him home to get some sleep. So he went to sleep, as ordered.

You might have thought the first thing he would have done the next morning is jump out of bed and turn on Sportscenter, log onto ESPN.com or at least check the newspaper. But instead ...

At 10:30 the next morning, he and teammate Randy Choate were waiting for their ride to the ballpark in front of their apartment building, when Lilly turned to Choate and asked: "By the way, who won last night?""