Yankees Up (2-0) For A 6th Time In 19 ALCS Appearances

The New York Yankees up (2-0) for a 6th time in 19 ALCS appearances, are now (550/800–roughly 7 or “Mantle” to 1 “faves” and you can see the edge that the “house” gets) to capture their 41st American League Pennant and first since 2009. (Oh do I have some increments by 3 #’s and those are forthcoming).

Essentially the Cleveland Guardians have given both games to the Yankees, however give the Aaron Boone, managed team credit as Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres and Luke Weaver 3, among many not named Giancarlo Stanton, who all of a sudden is drawing George Ruth comparisons, have contributed to a (5-1) ‘offs run that leaves the Yankees, so likely to grab a first pennant in 15 years.

Those 3 (year) increments, largely regarding Yankees’ “droughts” (in Cleveland the title drought, a truly long and harsh one is very likely to reach 77 (WABC once) as they last won a baseball crown in 1948) will now (try to) follow.

The last Yankees’ title or pennant was 15 years ago in 2009. That is the “9,” they had a 12 year (3 more than 9) pennant “drought” from ’64-’76, and went 15 years sans a title/World Series win from ’62-’77.

In 1996, the yankees won their first crown in 18 years (’78-’96) and I “fudge” a bit regarding 21. The first World Series was played in 1903 and the Yankees nee Highlanders won their first of 27 in 1923 in what would have been the 21st W.S. had the 1904 World Series been played.

This is 2024, you do the math, I did but what does it get me?

That is current Yankees’ player Anthony Rizzo (2 key hits in #2 vs “Cleve”), pictured while with the Chicago Cubs, above.

It was his glove in which the ball arrived in #7/2016 W.S.– ending the Cubs’ 108 year title drought and prolonging the then Indians’ such to 68 (a la the ’86 Red Sox in not quite as excruciating fashion but in an extra inning 7th game loss for a second time since winning it).

Rizzo was with the ’22 Yankees and thus has been a member of two of the three teams that handed Cleveland an “even year” ‘offs series defeat with a fourth in 5 such “possis” again a top heavy “fave.”