Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
11 years ago today, the New York Mets gifted the Yankees a walk-off win thanks to Luis Castillo.
The 2009 New York Yankees were good. Very good. Their lineup was stacked 1-through-9, their top three in the rotation were powerful, and the bullpen ended with Mariano Rivera, which is usually a helpful thing.
But, perhaps most importantly, they had the Breaks. And when they got the Breaks, they let sometimes-miniscule door openings turn into total destruction for their opponents.