the sports section Sept. 23, 2009

Why Making the Playoffs Wasn’t the Best Part of Last Night’s Yankees Win

By Chris Rovzar

Check out Joe DeLessio’s take on yesterday’s game at Anaheim over at nymag.com’s fancy new athletics blog. Plus: Now that they’ve qualified for the playoffs, who should the Yankees want in the first round? [The Sports Section]

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Why Making the Playoffs Wasn’t the Best Part of Last Night’s Yankees Win

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