As I sit writing, the outcome of the Yankees’ ALCS Game Seven is still unknown to me. In a way this is Schrödinger's playoffs; for the sake of this article, they are both pennant winners and prospective golfers. There is certainly a split among Yankees fans on how to process yet another elimination game: in one way it’s remarkable such a surprise team made it this far, and in another way, it’s disappointing if they lose.
The playoffs are elusive, just as unknowable as the game in front of me. You don’t know if you’ll see another chance to get one game away from the World Series next season, or the one after, or in a decade.