The Yankees’ last 10 trips to the postseason did not end at the Canyon of Heroes.
So Brian Cashman knows all too well that no matter how good he feels about his club heading into October — or what their potential path to the World Series might look like — it only takes a few bad games for all of that to come crashing down.
But the Yankees will try again beginning Saturday against the Royals in the ALDS, attempting to capture the franchise’s elusive 28th championship.
“I think we have a great shot, but we only have a great shot if we play our best baseball,” Cashman said Thursday on a Zoom call. “I know that we have the capabilities, but at the same time, I’d caution that we had the capabilities many times before. You have to match those capabilities with great defense, great baserunning, tremendous offensive at-bats against extremely tough pitching and obviously the most important aspect is pitching to the best of your abilities.