As the Yankees spend this week preparing for the ALCS, their potential opponents — either the Astros or Rays — are battling each other in a hard-fought series that has forced both teams to churn through pitchers in high-stress games.
Aaron Boone is enjoying watching the teams fight it out, but not for the reasons one might think.
While it may seem to play in the Yankees’ favor to see the team they will face Saturday in Game 1 have to work to get there, Boone acknowledged the other side of that equation.