The Yankees have struggled mightily overall in the second half of the season compared to the Astros, but have played better baseball of late. They will face the winner of the Cleveland/wildcard winner in a series that will be more difficult than what you may believe. Of course, the New York papers are only focusing on the Yankees and their daddy...the Houston Astros.
Some of the highlights:
"The Yankees have to figure out a way over the next three weeks to become a better baseball team than the Astros."
"Just as the Astros are clearly better than the world-famous opponent they have eliminated from the playoffs three times in the last seven years.
So much has changed about both franchises, including the dirty-tricks campaign the Astros once used to topple the Yankees and everybody else. But with so many different methods and main actors now defining both casts, one thing hasn’t changed: The Astros still have the Yankees’ number."
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