Game 4 Postponement Means the Baseball Gods Really Want the Yankees to Lose

They have more championships than any other North American franchise, and are arguably the most successful team in sports history, but the New York Yankees do not seem to have mother nature or the baseball gods on their side in the ALCS (or throughout any of the 2019 season, really).

After dropping back-to-back games to the Houston Astros to fall behind 2-1 in the series, the Yankees were hoping to get right back to action on Wednesday, facing a rare bullpen game from the 'Stros, until an absolute downpour pushed everything back one day.

Though the Yankees can now use Masahiro Tanaka in Game 4 rather than bullpenning, they now have to face a likely vengeful Zack Greinke on four days' rest after he took the loss in Game 1.

Then, in Game 5, they'll have to face their nemesis Justin Verlander once again. If the Yankees don't take both games in the Bronx, they'll now have to head to Houston trailing in the series, without a day off, and with their bullpen likely teetering on the verge of implosion.

Yes, that Game 5 will be played in the Bronx at 7:08 EST on Friday, with a potential Game 6 to follow...at 8:08 EST in Houston the very next day. If the Yanks somehow manage to go back-to-back and fly into H-Town with a chance to close it out, they'll get a vengeful Gerrit Cole on three days' rest. Best of luck with all that! Now, the Astros can push their bullpen day into eternity (at least, as far as Game 7), when the Yanks' bullpen will be flat-out wiped.

Oh, and have the Yankees ever played four games in four days in two cities in the past because of rain?

Chill.

That's not to say the Yankees lost that series because of travel, but at least a drive to Boston is shorter than a flight to Houston.

This particular Yankee team has been overcoming the odds all season long, battling absurd injuries, poor timing, and a lack of available pitching improvements at the deadline. If they can beat the odds here, the Washington Nationals await in the World Series. What do you say? One more challenge?