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We will try to be respectful here because there is still much work ahead before we can talk about this for real. The Yankees rid themselves and their city of one impediment, the Kansas City Royals, by , wrapping up a thoroughly busine slike 3-1 American League Division Series. So they are four games from their first World Series bid since 2009, and theyll merrily and hope that they play about 5 hours and burn through both bullpens. Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge celebrate after their Game 4 victory on Oct. 10. Charles Wenzelberg They join the Mets in baseballs final four, the Mets on Thursday enjoying the first of three straight off days before theyll begin the they require for their first World Series appearance since 2015. Theyll spend a serene Friday night rooting for the Padres and the Dodgers to tangle 18 innings or so before learning if they fly into LAX or two hours south down I-5. So yes, neither the Yankees nor the Mets even know who their next opponents will be, so it probably makes little sense to start thinking about a Subway Series right now. The Mets celebrate after securing a spot in the NLCS. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post You know what? Lets start thinking about it anyway. Lets start letting our imaginations get away from us a little bit. Lets think about four more wins from the Yankees, and four more wins for the Mets, and what that will mean for our city, and for the baseball fans who make up this best of all baseball cities. Lets remember how remarkable 2000 was, and how quickly that moment pa sed. More From Mike Vaccaro Sports are about dreams, right? Lets start dreaming little baseball dreams as a po sible prelude to the biggest. We get to go play for a pennant now, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. And were excited about that. Im really proud of the way we played, we played really good baseball in this series in a lot of games that were tight and close. Aaron Judge scores a run during the Yankees Game 4 win on Oct. 10. Charles Wenzelberg Francisco Lindor embraces Carlos Mendoza after the Mets Game 4 win on Oct. 9. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post The Yankees on-field celebration Thursday was a tad more muted than the Mets , but that was understandable. They were in someone elses house. And they had relied far more on their general excellence, far le s on the emotion of moments than the Mets had to. But the clubhouse celebration was every bit as sweet, goggles for everyone, champagne for everyone, joyous bubbly baths for everyone. And as Aaron Judge pointed out, the setting for this jubilation was every bit as compelling as any of the flashpoints the Mets have fed on in the past weeks. All I Chris Carpenter Jersey could think about was that in 2023, our season ended here, said Judge, who began to hit the ball with authority again Thursday night, and sure looks like hes going to be his usual handful for whoevers pitchers will have to figure him out next week, Clevelands or Detroits. We didnt want to have that happen again. Follow The Posts coverage of the Yankees in the postseason: Its easy to forget, sure, because 2023 was so forgettable for the Yankees. The Yankees came to Kansas City already eliminated from the postseason. They won the middle game of a three-game series to ensure an 82nd victory and a winning record, the lone consolation of an empty season. They handed the Royals their 106th lo s of the season. The games were all played in front of friends and family. These last two nights, Kauffman Stadium was electric and hopeful for the locals because the opportunity was there for the Yankees season to end there for a second straight season. Giancarlo Stanton , and Gerrit Cole . What a series for the boys, Judge said. And what a time for the city. What a week next week will be, beginning Sunday in California, at either Dodger Stadium or Petco Park for the Mets, then back in New York, back to Yankee Stadium for the Yankees and a Midwestern guest yet to be determined. A week of ping-ponging between East Coast and West. Buy your caffeine in bulk. We havent gotten New York, New York very often in the postseason since the Dodgers left Brooklyn and the Giants left Manhattan. Only twice have the Mets and Yankees ever made it this far in the same season. The first time, Kenny Rogers walked Andruw Jones in the bottom of the 11th in Atlanta, and that was that. Francisco Lindor and the Mets will face either the Dodgers or the Padres in the NLCS. Carlos Toro for the NY Post Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! The next time, a year later, we pulled the one-armed bandit on the baseball slot machine and it came up 7-7-7. We got five games. We got Roger Clemens throwing the bat at Mike Piazza. We got Derek Jeter leading off Game 4 with a homer, and Luis Sojos 18-hopper off Al Leiter that clinched the parade, and Piazzas blast off Mariano Rivera that tried to make a bid to tie Game 5 and instead died in Bernie Williams glove, and tears of joy from both Joe Torre and George Steinbrenner. Somehow, that was 24 years ago. Maybe its too early to book anything, but its never too early to dream. The Mets have a shot. The Yankees have a shot. The city has a shot. Its going to definitely be a fun time in New York, Judge said. Itll be fun to look forward to down the road getting a chance to face them again. Keep your old tokens in a drawer. Get your Omny ready. Get your MetroCard ready. You never know. Ivan Herrera Jersey
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