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If it weren’t for one horrible start by Roger Clemens followed by an awful relief appearance by Hideki Irabu, the 1999 Yankees could stake claim to the most dominating postseason in modern baseball history. In Game 2 of the ALCS against the Red Sox, Clemens had his worst ever postseason appearance, allowing five earned runs in two innings. Irabu followed and gave up seven more runs in four-plus innings as the Red Sox rolled past the Yankees 13-1.

Taking out that one anomaly, the Yankees outscored their opponents 57-18 during their 11 victories that postseason, allowing just 1.6 runs per game. They swept the Rangers in three games in the ALDS and beat the Red Sox in five in the ALCS as no AL team could compete with the starting pitching rotation of Orlando Hernandez, David Cone, Andy Pettitte and Clemens.

The Yankees' World Series opponent, the Atlanta Braves, had a fearsome foursome of their own in Greg Maddux, Kevin Milwood, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz. But it was the Yankees who won the battle of the aces, having the superior starting pitcher in three of the four games. In Game 3, neither Glavine nor Pettitte fared well but after falling behind 5-1 in the fourth, the Yankees bullpen held the Braves scoreless as New York came back to win 6-5 on Chad Curtis’ walkoff home run in the bottom of the 10th.

The Yankees swept the Braves to repeat as World Series Champions on their way to a third consecutive championship the following season.

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