The Yankees and Red Sox rivalry didn’t need an introduction, but Cam Schlittler wrote a new chapter on October 2 that reminded everyone why these two teams’ elimination games are more important than regular baseball. When a 6-foot-6 rookie takes the mound at Yankee Stadium with the season on the line, something amazing has to happen. Schlittler did just that, striking out 12 Red Sox hitters in eight shutout innings to win Game 3 and send New York to the ALDS with a 4-0 win.

Former Mets general manager Steve Phillips saw the Yankees rookie take down Boston’s lineup with a fastball that seemed to get faster as it got closer to home plate. That night, Phillips saw something special happen, and he made sure everyone knew how big a deal it was that Schlittler did it against one of baseball’s m

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