With a dominant ALDS behind them, as well as a convincing victory in the first game of the Championship Series, the often dominant ‘98 Yankees were rolling into Game 2. The Bombers would send out David Cone in an effort to extend their series lead, and as he had shown so many times throughout the year, he was the right man for the job. Coney was off to a good start in the postseason, going 5.2 scoreless in the third game of the Division series.
He’d face off with Charles Nagy for Cleveland, who had an unfortunate postseason past.