Welp. After the Yankees won yesterday’s decisive Game 5 of a rain-disrupted Division Series against the Guardians, the ALCS is set, and...it’s not ideal. Yankees vs. Astros may be the least desirable ALCS that could have resulted from the six-team AL postseason field (only Yankees vs. Blue Jays might have been worse). It’s the third time since 2017 that New York and Houston have squared off in the Championship Series.
Blegh. As Orioles fans, we pretty much have to root for the Astros — what with Trey Mancini on their roster, and the fact that the Yankees are the Yankees — but it feels a little bit gross.