DJ LeMahieu’s heroics lifted an entire borough in the top of the ninth inning. Maybe, just maybe, the New York Yankees had the magic required to overcome a 3-2 series deficit in Houston.
But then, entirely too quickly, Jose Altuve put an end to such thoughts. His series-clinching, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth sent the Bombers home and the Houston Astros to the 2019 World Series.
Obviously, much has developed since that fateful moonshot. The Stros cheating scandal has been broken wide open and careers have been tarnished.
Some Yanks have remained relatively quiet, while others haven’t.