The New York Yankees are headed to the World Series. The Bronx Bombers took down the Cleveland Guardians in extra innings Saturday night, handing them a 4-1 ALCS win and their first American League pennant since 2009.

Saturday's win over Cleveland ended a streak of five losses in the ALCS during the drought, the last two of which came during the seven-year tenure of current manager Aaron Boone. The other three came under Joe Girardi, who is the only other skipper New York has had during the drought.

So at least this NLCS has that going for it. It’s never felt close, but — at Dodgers 3 wins, Mets 2 wins — it can’t possibly be closer. Just check out the scores of these five games so far. The expression,