WHY IT'S A WHOLE NEW SEASON NOW

Wild Card champs. Am I happy about it? No. Can I live with it? Yes. We're in the playoffs, that is great, but I'm not going out to buy my Wild Card Champ hat.

The Yankees did what they needed to do yesterday which was use Dustin Moseley. There is no one else and he did ok. But he did ok for Moseley. Lackey pitched great yesterday and the Yankees didn't score runs. It's that simple. It's a loss and it sucks. And by the way, it sucks to lose the last game of the season in Boston. That's the worst part of it.

So now what? CC starts us off on Wednesday night and all momentum hinges on him. CC can lift us all up. Plus scoring runs is key. It has to happen. Now, I don't want to hear about how we always beat the Twins in the playoffs and this won't be any different. The truth is it IS different. The Twins now play in an outdoor stadium and the Yankees are a different team this year. The Twins are too by the way, they're better.

The key to this series and beyond is Andy Pettitte. If CC wins game one and Pettitte wins, confidence flies high and there is no doubt was will move to the next round. If Pettitte loses, we have a problem.

Now listen, this is the playoffs. The Yankees thrive in the playoffs and when I say "Yankees" know that a lot of the team from last year is here again this year with a few supporting cast members. We can do it. The Yanks know what it takes to win. Small ball, bloop and blasts and good pitching and we got it in the bag. We don't need a sweep, but winning 3 in 4 games in the ALDS is the goal. It's now a whole new season.