I wrote about the similarities between the ALDS and the ALCS in this afternoon’s game thread , and those similarities continued today. The Yankees won both Game Ones thanks to CC Sabathia ’s dominance, then prevailed in extras in both Game Twos thanks to Alex Rodriguez ’s homerun heroics. Game Three against the Angels played out similar to Game Three against the Twins, in that the Yanks relied on the long ball and the work of their pitching staff to stay in the game. The game started off ab