September 29, 1998 marked the day that the previous six months of toil and triumph had been building toward — the playoffs. The soared into the playoffs on a tidal wave of momentum from their historic regular season, and it was hard to imagine any team halting the juggernaut. 11 more wins stood between them and their goal, starting with a perfect fall night in the Bronx against the Western Division champion Rangers, a club spearheaded by AL MVP Juan Gonzalez, All-World catcher Ivan Rodriguez and six-time All-Star Will Clark, who somehow managed to hit enough to override the dismal starting staff and their AL-worst 5.
1998 Yankees Diary, September 29: Wells opens ALDS with a gem
