The Yankees have had to deal with genuinely historic opponents at each stop during their postseason journey. Well, okay, maybe the middling Twins didn’t quite count as an intimidating foe in the Wild Card round, but the Indians and Astros have both offered challenges of epic proportions.
By some measures, Cleveland had the best pitching staff of all time. The way the Indians missed bats and limited walks and strikeouts meant they posted the best fWAR figures in baseball history. No matter, the Yankees felled that mighty staff thanks to a couple of shellackings of Corey Kluber, and a well-timed home run off Andrew Miller.