THE YANKEES ARE VERY CLOSE TO HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

And I gotta tell ya, I hope they get it.

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CC Sabathia lit an extra fire under the Yankees butt's yesterday when he risked a bonus for protecting his teammate in Austin Romine in a plunk war with the Rays.  It was the right thing to do, and that's leadership, folks.  Sure, a half a mil is a lot of jack, but sometimes you have to have integrity.

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Sabathia knew what was important in that moment, and even it's the last time he throws a pitch for the Yankees, he will go down in history as the one of the most important Yankees of our lifetime.  I have no question. If you don't know what I'm talking about and just woke from a coma, read this (ROAR OF THE YANKEE CAPTAIN!)

But back to home field advantage. The Yankees are 1 game away.  NJ.com writes:

"Thursday's 12-1 win over the Rays lowered the Yankees' magic number to clinch home-field advantage in the Wild Card Game to one. That means one more Yankees win or one more A's loss ensures the Wild Card Game will be played at Yankee Stadium."

And think about this.  Say the Yankees clinch.  Say the Yankees get home field advantage and say the Yankees are announced like they always do in these playoff games.  The House that Jeter built will explode when CC is announced.  Us Yankee fans are honored to have him and want to thank him for what he did.

The Yanks are on alittle streak, huh?  Well... let's keep it going.  If CC can get mad when it matters most... the Yankees and the Yankees fan base can too! Grind time!

We got this!