Rightfielder Paul O'Neill #21 of the New York Yankees runs to first base against the Seattle Mariners during game five of the American League Championship Series on October 22, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. The Yankees defeated the Mariners 12-5 and won the best-of-seven series four games to one to advance to the World Series. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Yankees legend Paul O’Neill deserves a little more love for his playoff antics.
Paul “The Warrior” O’Neill was a certified Yankees legend from the second he slipped on the pinstripes in 1993, embodying the exact mentality the franchise needed before they knew they needed it.