A four-game winning streak has the Giants in first place in the NFC East
I’m fully prepared to have my dream of Giants postseason football crushed. If they are to go 1-3 or 0-4, it won’t surprise me. I won’t be upset with them. That’s who they are.
It's been a long two months since the Yankees last played
It’s been two months since the Yankees last played. A long two months.
Zack Britton is back, but Brett Gardner isn't (for now)
Zack Britton will be a Yankee in 2021 and 2022. As of now, Brett Gardner isn’t a Yankee, but that’s likely to change the way it has in recent offseasons.
The Yankees desperately need to bring back the team's best player
I can’t imagine the 2021 Yankees without LeMahieu. Or rather, I don’t want to imagine the 2021 Yankees without him.
The general manager was as honest as always in his end-of-the-season press conference
Brian Cashman is always honest. Usually, he’s brutally honest, even when he doesn’t have to be. His end-of-the-season press conference was no different.
The Yankees manager doesn't think the team's shortcomings are any fault of his
Aaron Boone spent his entire end-of-the-season press conference blaimng everything other than himself for the Yankees’ early postseason exit.
The Yankees can't offer their manager a contract after three seasons of underachieving
I thought this season would be different. I really did. Then again, I have thought the last three seasons would be different, and they haven’t been. Once again, these Yankees weren’t good enough to win in the postseason, and I’m not sure they will ever be ready to.
The Yankees' offense performed their annual postseason disappearing act
One run. That’s all the Yankees were able to score in a winner-take-all Game 5. One run.
The Yankees staved off elimination to force Game 5 against the Rays
I couldn’t envision how the Yankees could possibly win Game 4. I expected them to lose. I thought they would need a miracle to save their season, and a miracle is what they got.
The Yankees are on the brink of elimination after back-to-back losses to the Rays
The high of the Yankees’ Game 1 win has been replaced by the lowest of lows after back-to-back losses have put them on the brink of elimination. They will now need to win two straight games against a team they haven’t won two straight against all season, a team they are 3-10 against in 2020.