New York Mets manager Yogi Berra, whose team has a one-game advantage over the A's in World Series play, is an obviously happy man in dressing room at Shea Stadium, Oct. 18, 1973. Credit: AP
The Giants might well sneak into the playoffs — as a division champion, no less! — in this wacky NFL season. If they do, who knows where things might go from there?
Many New York teams with mediocre records have qualified for postseason play across the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL over the decades, but a relative few have done much damage once there.