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New York Yankees: 13th ALCS berth
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MIKE:
“Alright, let’s get right to it. The Yankees—listen—say whatever you want, but they have shown you something in this series. They fall behind 3–0 in the first inning, Beeman doesn’t have it early, the building’s groaning, you’re thinking, ‘Here we go, Game 5 in Houston…’ And what happens? They score ten unanswered runs. Ten! They bury the Astros. 10–3 the final. Sixteen hits. Rivera with seven RBIs in the series—your MVP. And the Yankees are going to the ALCS for the thirteenth time in franchise history… and Chris, the seventh straight year. That is dominance.”
MAD DOG:
“SEVEN YEARS IN A ROW, MIKEY!!! SEVEN!! THAT’S A DYNASTY, MIKE! I don’t care what anybody says! This team—OH MY GOODNESS—ya fall behind three-nothin’, I mean the Astros jump ‘em right out of the gate, and you’re thinkin’ ‘UH-OH, here comes Houston again!’ AND THEN THE YANKEES SCORE TEN STRAIGHT RUNS! TEN!! THEY ABSOLUTELY OBLITERATED ‘EM! This wasn’t competitive! After the first inning Houston DID NOT SCORE A RUN, MIKE! DID NOT SCORE A RUN!!!”
MIKE:
“They shut ‘em down completely after that. Beeman settled in, bullpen did its job, and the offense… look, Rivera, Fagundes, Kim, Lord—everybody in that lineup contributed. Sixteen hits, and they ran the bases aggressively. Rivera stealing bases, Centeno stealing bases. They overwhelmed Houston.”
MAD DOG:
“AND ALEJANDRO RIVERA, MIKE! .500 IN THE SERIES! SEVEN RBIS! HE WAS EVERYWHERE! You wanna talk about an MVP performance? THAT’S an MVP performance! And Fagundes with FOUR hits! Kim with three hits! I mean, the Astros pitchers—Flor, Cicero, Medina—they had NO ANSWER! NONE!!”
MIKE:
“Well, the Astros were sloppy, Chris. Two errors, missed opportunities, couldn’t get the big out, and the Yankees made them pay for every mistake. And now, listen, they can set the rotation, they get the rest, and they’re gonna face either Cleveland or Texas. Cleveland up 2–1 in that series.”
MAD DOG:
“I DON’T CARE WHO THEY PLAY, MIKE! YOU WANNA BE THE BIG BOYS? YOU WANNA WIN YOUR THIRD TITLE?? YOU GOTTA BEAT SOMEBODY! BRING ON THE INDIANS, BRING ON THE RANGERS, BRING ON THE ’27 YANKEES WHILE YOU’RE AT IT!!”
MIKE:
“Alright, calm down. But the Yankees earned this one. They absolutely pummeled the Astros today, and they move on. Seven straight ALCS appearances. That is extraordinary consistency.”
MAD DOG:
“YANKEES MOVE ON! ASTROS GO HOME! GOODNIGHT, HOUSTON!!”
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