“Is this gonna be one of Those Games?”

That was the last thought I had, as a 100-mph fastball bored in on Aaron Judge’s hands. What happened in the seconds after that all but assured us it would be one of Those Games, Those Games that filled the old ballpark with so many ghosts and legends, Those Games that alone provide the justification for a player’s all-time status. We don’t know how this series will end — maybe the Yankees bought themselves 24 hours of oxygen. Even if this is a very abbreviated October, we got one of Those Games. The Yankees staved off elimination for at least one day, winning an instant classic over the Blue Jays, 9-6.

Carlos Rodón stunk, and there’s no other way to say it. I am compelled, by contract and for posterity’s sake, to discuss his level of stink in great

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