because of the construction or the injury issue with the Dodgers, yes, but they blew it in different ways. It wasn't because they were the worst team. Think of the injuries. No, I get you. I think the Dodgers were better. I would just disagree. Not by a lot. I think they were better. Okay, but there's no way because they were. Look at that lineup. They had openers for at least two of the games in every series.

Otani is compromised.

He was compromised by the world series.

He was, yes.

And I get that Freddie Freeman is the man in the postseason, but he's old.

Yeah, but he's still a very good player.

I hear you.

But I'm just saying, if you were just doing the rote, look at, on paper comparison with the Yankees and the Dodgers, the Yankees were the better team. Can we at least? They played terrible and they got managed terrible. Can we meet in the middle and say it was very close? They were even. It was close. Okay. Fair enough. But it wasn't like the Astros.

100% being heads and heels better than they were.

They were not heads and shoulders above them, but maybe the Dodgers were slightly better.

Heads and shoulders.

Heads and shoulders, knees and toes.

Okay, so that's last year.

Knees and toes. When you go to 2022, Astros were clearly better, right?

Yankees Indians or Yankees Guardians, who was better?

Yankees.

Yankees, okay. So we're following the trend. In 2021, when they played that Wild Guard game against the Red Sox, the Red Sox were better. They then went on a run. 2020 when they lost to Tampa Bay, who was better? Right. The race were better. So these seasons that the Yankees don't have a home field in any of the rounds.

It's because they're not the better team.

Correct. Now, I look at this wild card thing that they're in right now, where either they're going to be wild card one or wild card two, maybe wild card three. It's very close. I'll admit that. Like Yankees Red Sox, I mean, their records are almost identical. Obviously, Boston's had great success against them in the regular season. I'll go on a limb and tell you, I think the Yankees are better.

I think they're better. like Yankees, Red Sox. I mean, their records are almost identical. Obviously, Boston's had great success against them in the regular season.

I'll go out on a limit to tell you, I think the Yankees are better. I think they're better than the Red Sox. Yeah, I do too. But I tend to believe that the Yankees are going to end up following the trend of the Boone era, which is when they are perceived the better team with home field advantage, they will win, and when they don't, they will lose.

So my official prediction is they're going to get knocked out in the division series. the better team with home field advantage, they will win, and when they don't, they will lose.

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