[Aces McGee]

I guess the big thing for me is, if you expect Schilling to pitch well and the Sox to hit Lieber, then Rivera and Gordon don't enter into it nearly as much as whoever the Sox will use to close it out. And since the Sox pen is pretty much maxed out (you're right, btw; the Yanks pen isn't in any better shape). But if the game gets pushed til tomorrow and Schilling outpitches Lieber then, you can turn it over to Embree/Timlin/Foulke a lot more comfortably than you could tonight.

Of course, there's no guarantee that Schilling will pitch well, or even be able to pitch for very long at all. But if that's the case, you're better off with a rested bullpen, too. At least the Yankees know Lieber can physically throw 5 innings.

-McGee