The New York City area has had a championship dry spell since, well, I submitted my first Thanksgiving post six years ago.
So, as Nets general manager Sean Marks likes to say, fans now look for “small victories” as our favorite teams build toward their ultimate goal.
With that in mind, thank you, New York Yankees. Though they fell a little short in 2017, they captured the city during their run to Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.
They are the model for teams like the Knicks and the Devils, anchored by a core of young studs and boosted by high-character veterans.