On May 29th, the Yankees were 21-29. Everyone counted them out. Everyone said that their streak would end at 12 consecutive years of postseason appearances. October would be cold. October would be sad. October would be unbearable.
Well, fast forward four crazy months and on September 26th, the Yankees officially clinched their 13th straight postseason appearance (12th under Joe Torre) and brought their record to 91-67 (since May 29) an unbelievable record of 70 wins, 38 losses, and a tremendous .648 winning percentage.
I'll admit, that even I didn't think it was possible, but something happened to the Yankees around the All-Star break (around the same time I nearly gave up on the team.) ....What happened was the youngsters including Shelley Duncan, Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain were promoted to the regular season roster and completed changed the energy around the team. The lefties started hitting and very quietly Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera became two youngests that cemented their position as starters and offensive leaders on the team.
Going into next week's ALDS most likely against the Cleveland Indians, I'm extremely excited about this Yankee team. I haven't seen this type of team since the 2000 Yankees and I can feel that there's something magical about this team.We'll see...Go Yankees!
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