After sweeping the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS, the Cleveland Indians waited to see who would win between the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners.
The Mariners took the series in five games, with the fifth game going 11 innings before the Mariners won, 6-5.
This was good, in that the Yankees lost. It was also good, in that the Mariners had to use ace Randy Johnson in relief. But mostly it was good because the Yankees lost.
The Mariners had a three-man rotation in the playoffs: Andy Benes (who started Game 5 of the ALDS), Randy Johnson (bullpen in Game 5) and Chris Bosio (Games 1 and 4).