Everytime I think the Yankees are dead in the water, they rebound with a big win.

Make that big wins.

After blowing two games against the Rays, the Yanks have taken two straight from the American League’s best team, the White Sox. The Yanks have outscored the Pale Hose, 8-1, in the two victories on the South Side. And Mike Mussina and Shawn Chacon tossed back-to-back gems.

Chacon might be the Yankees’ second-best pitcher right now, behind Mussina and in front of the Big Enigma, Randy Johnson.  Chacon is 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA in five starts with the Yanks, and New York is 4-1 in those starts.

The Red Sox lost Saturday, leaving the Yankees just three games back in the AL East. New York trails the A’s by a game in the Wild Card race. That will change, however, pending the A’s-Royals game on Saturday night.