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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
These are arguably just as high stakes games as the Wild Card series on ability to go deep in the playoffs.
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I mostly agree there. A silver lining way to look at it is....if they can't win 3/5 against the lower wild card team and a non playoff team (which I think will give them a pretty good shot), there's not much point in them being in the playoffs anyway. BUT they have earned themselves a position (through gritty comeback wins/close games) where they would still get in and have another chance if they fail to do that. Most of us have been awaiting the (seemingly inevitable reality) of some kind of Yankee surge or jays let down to bump us out of first for months. I'm honestly impressed that we are still in first, although obviously not impressed with the recent offensive output. The Yankees also just do not scare me as a team. I think what they showed in the world series is who they are.