Little looked different inside the Yankees clubhouse on Wednesday afternoon. On the entry door hung a lineup card with a standard batting order for facing a lefthanded starting pitcher. Players began hustling around as scheduled meetings for pitchers and hitters were about to start. One could faintly hear the crack of bat on ball coming from the indoor batting cages aways down the hall.

The only indication of the great accomplishment from the night before was scent of stale Champagne and beer that lingered in the air.

While the clubhouse was quite a scene after the Yankees scored twice in the bottom of the ninth off the White Sox for a 3-2 win that clinched a postseason berth , it was a workplace again on Wednesday filled with players focused on the next – and reachable – goal.

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