At the end of the day, as fans, we just want to see the Yankees win. While it’s certainly nice that they swept the Twins and that they didn’t let the series get any more stressful than it needed to be, if New York had won in five games, we’d still feel delighted. By far the most vital factor in the ALDS was the Yankees’ ability to win three games.
In the same vein, what happens in the rest of the division series isn’t nearly as important. Sure, it helps that the juggernaut Dodgers fell on the other side of the bracket, removing a potentially terrifying World Series opponent, should the Yankees make it that far.