It seems impossible, but both the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies have been eliminated from the playoffs. Both teams had the best records of their respective leagues, and many thought they would be the teams in this years World Series, but when it came time to perform on national TV neither team had enough to advance to the next round. They were able to put up a good fight, as both the Yankee's series and Phillies' series went to a game 5, which is the max for a league division series. However, neither team was able to put up much offense in the final game. The Yankees missed many opportunities to score, having only one run to show for having the bases loaded twice, scoring just 2 runs overall in a 3-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The Phillies on the other hand were shut out 1-0, with the only run being scored in the 1st inning by the St. Louis Cardinals. I don't think this is necessarily a case of both teams choking, as much as I think it's that the teams they were playing were on top form. As mentioned earlier, it is not like they both got swept, both series' went as far as they could, but both the Tigers and the Cardinals had just a little extra when it mattered most.
Submitted by Mike Guarino
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