We find ourselves here again, the agony of a one-game playoff. Unfortunately, no team has been in more of these games than the New York Yankees. It’s a weird consequence for making the playoffs every season, but it is the nature of the game. With several iterations of elite Blue Jays, Red Sox, and Rays teams having propped up the past decade, it makes sense that the Yankees have participated in this winner-take-all game three times already, with today bringing the fourth.
The Yankees have had decent success in these games. They’ve won two out of three.