Yankees playoffs: The Bronx Beast has Awoken in the ALCS

Let’s See Who Hits the Hardest

First, these bombers have revealed a long-standing sports maxim: Good big men beat good little men. This has shown itself true in ways the Red Sox could not exploit.

In the first two games, Houston exerted all its will and energy to scratch out four runs and two wins.

But once the Yankees started hitting bombs back in the Bronx, they reigned down doubles and home runs at a soul-crushing rate. That’s what happens when men the sizes of Greg Bird, Gary Sanchez, and Aaron Judge start hitting.

The Yankees scored nineteen runs while winning three in a row, while the Astros scored five. And they didn’t just lose those games…they lost their hearts. Listen to Ghost of Yankees Past Carlos Beltran describe the scene inside Houston’s locker room after losing game five:

"So when Beltran walked into the Astros’ clubhouse in the minutes after Wednesday evening’s ALCS Game 5, Beltran was surprised by what he encountered: silence. His teammates sat in their lockers, their heads bowed. “I saw people acting different than they did during the regular season,” he says."

Something inside these men has died and I’m not sure it can be revived in time. And they’re not either.