HOUSTON — Hey Yankees fans, do you want the good news or the bad news?
OK, let’s start with the good. The Astros were eliminated Thursday night from the ALCS. Thus, the three-peat Yankees of 1998-2000 remain the last repeat champs. The 18 years without a repeat winner is the longest streak in MLB history and ties the longest ever for the four major North American team sports leagues.
Watching Houston submit in five games to Boston is yet another reminder how preposterous an achievement it was by those Yankees clubs to win three straight and four of five.