The New York Yankees wrote the book on memorable playoff moments.
It almost kind of happened by default. Combine 27 World Series championships, 40 American League pennants, and all of the playoff series in between, and it’s a pretty lengthy history. The Yankees are to October what the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are to pizza. They kind of go hand in hand.
Naturally, every fan remembers the key moments. Charlie Hayes caught the series-clinching pop-up in 1996 while Jim Leyritz’s bat saved New York’s chances. Chris Chambliss’s walk-off blast in 1976 clinched the pennant and sent the Yankees to their first World Series in 12 years.