Thoughts on October 2024, and April 1981.
Which September call-ups does the BP staff remember the best?
New York is in a state of Linsanity, which brings to mind the craze of one particular rookie phenom.
Which baseball player measures up to the Linsanity sweeping the nation?
This is a match-up of opposites in many ways, not the least being the teams’ post-season histories. The Yankees have won the World Series 26 times, including four of the past six years. To achieve a similar level of dominance, the Angels would have had to win 10 championships in their 41 years of existence. Instead, they enter the playoffs with the most meager post-season tradition of any Divisional Series participant, with three first-round exits in as many tries.