Even Aaron Boone has acknowledged the Yankees aren’t the most talked-about team in town these days, not with the Knicks and Rangers in the midst of playoff runs that have Madison Square Garden buzzing at a pace not seen in decades.
And with both of them one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals in their respective playoffs, it might be a while until the Yankees take center stage in the city.
But while some fans wait until the summer months to start paying attention to baseball, the ones that have tuned in may have noticed that not only have the Yankees made serious headway in putting last year’s miserable season behind them, they have emerged as one of the top teams in the league.
It was just two years ago that the Yankees got off to their historically good start — only to stumble a bit in the second half in a lackluster finish that was somewhat overshadowed by Aaron Judge’s home run barrage.