It might be an unlikely universe, but there is one where the Yankees completed their comeback from down 3-0 to win four in a row, clinching the pennant last night. That would’ve locked them into a World Series against the Phillies beginning tomorrow night in the Bronx. Alas, that is not the universe we’re in, nor is it one where the Yankees just beat Houston in a normal ALCS. Boo.
Today on the site, Jake will counter the sentiment that the Astros were simply unbeatable, Andrés will make a truly stunning call on the Yankees’ 2022 MVP, and Malachi will review the Yankees’ top five plays of the season by WPA.