The Rays won 100 games this year. They are the better team. When we ended the Yankees season I felt that anything else would be gravy.
In a year or two we will be competitive for a ring. Just not this year.
Cora has done a very good job with a team that really wasn't that talented. Agree about the hitting coach: all year these guys have had zero plate discipline, swinging at balls a foot outside the zone or in the dirt.
Its tough to win important games when you really aren't that talented.
I can live with Pivetta as long as we have 4 SPs better than him. And I agree with you: I was ready to hold my nose all season with this team but they were entertaining for most of it. They way overperformed. I didn't expect them to get this far.