The Yankees are resting while the Astros and Rays are going to Game 5
The Yankees are one Rays win away from having home-field in the ALCS, and at the worst, they will get a much different Astros rotation than expected.
Despite not being the 1-seed, the Yankees have a favorable first-round matchup
This is it. The Yankees’ final off day of the 2019 regular season. The Yankees have three games remaining and then it’s the postseason. Growing up, this time of year was always a given as a Yankees fan, and for the third year in a row, it’s back to being a given.
The Yankees' postseason rotation is set following the return of their ace
Joe Torre always said he wanted his best starting pitcher going in the pivotal Game 2 of any postseason series. This postseason, the Yankees will have their best starting pitcher going in Game 2.
There's a lot the Yankees have to solve before the end of the regular season
For a team with 98 wins with two weeks left in the regular season, the Yankees sure have a lot to figure out before the end of September.
The Yankees' need for home-field advantage in the postseason goes hand-in-hand with their home run prowess
I miss this feeling. This feeling is the feeling of knowing September Yankees games are meaningless (aside from home-field advantage) and that the result ultimately doesn’t matter because of their enormous division lead.
The Yankees have the best record in baseball despite not playing a single game at full strength this season
If the Yankees ever get completely healthy, there’s going to be a lot of debate about the postseason roster, lineup and rotation. They’re going to have to win the World Series to avoid a litany of second-guessing.
It’s going to be difficult to come out of the American League playoffs this season, but it’s going to be nearly impossible if the Yankees aren’t the No. 1 seed and don’t have home-field advantage throughout.
The Astros have become the Yankees
The Astros are going for it, and not just talking about going for it like the Yankees do, they’re really going for it, for the third straight season. I’m jealous of the Astros.
The Yankees are running out of time to improve their rotation for the postseason
The starting pitching is a very, very big problem. Normally, to me, a loss is a loss no matter the score, but having your rotation get embarrassed every night is a different story.
The Yankees enter the All-Star break with a commanding lead in the division for the first time in a long time
The first half of the season is over and the Yankees have already clinched the division. I forgot what it felt like to win the division so early in the season and it feels even better than I remember it feeling.