This, from http://www.waswatching.com/ really opened my eyes to Yankees most recent post season history:
2002 ALDS: The Yankees win Game 1 and have a 5-4 lead late in Game 2 - but blow that game. They never win another game in the series - and end up losing three straight games.
2003 World Series: The Yankees are up, 2 games to 1, when Torre brings in Jeff Weaver to blow Game 3. They never win another game in the series - and end up losing three straight games.
2004 ALCS: The Yankees are up 3 games to none. In Game 4, well, you know, the whole Dave Roberts thing and the Yankees blow Game 4. They never win another game in the series - and end up losing four straight games.
2006 ALDS: Yankees win the first game. In Game 2, late in the game, Mussina cannot hold a 3-1 lead and the Yankees blow the game. They never win another game in the series - and end up losing three straight games.
Do we see the trend here? Each time, the Yankees got off to a good start in the series, and, the minute that something bad happened, that was it - and they never win another game in the series.
Of course, the 2005 ALDS does not fit this pattern, but, in four of the last five post-seasons, the Yankees have spit the bit when the going got tough and just caved in like a house of cards - instead of fighting back.
Four out of five times: One tough loss - and then never win again.
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