No heroes.
Being one will cement your place in postseason lore. Resisting the temptation to become one is what helped the Yankees sweep the Twins in the ALDS, argues John Flaherty.
“What is so important and impressive is the personality of the at-bats,” Flaherty, the former Yankees catcher and YES Network analyst, said.
“They are not going out of the strike zone, they are not trying to be the hero by themselves, which is always the biggest fear of any of the postseason clubs I was a part of. You walk up to the plate thinking, ‘I am going to be the guy, I am going to carry us.