It was a very different time in America as the New York rivals took the field. The most popular songs were by Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Creed, and 3 Doors Down. Meanwhile, the most popular movies were Meet The Parents, Remember The Titans, The Exorcist, and Almost Famous.

The Los Angeles Dodgers opened the season as favorites to win the World Series and still hold that position after dispatching the San Diego Padres in Game 5 of the NLDS. They sit at +170, tied with the AL-leading New York Yankees who will play the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS.

At -210 to advance to the World Series at BetMGM Sportsbook, the Yankees are the biggest pre-championship series favorites in the junior circuit since the 2000 Yankees were -270 favorites over the Mariners, according to Sports Odds History .

Doc Gooden, who won the World Series with both the Mets and the Yankees, says New York City “deserves” a Subway Series as both teams have now reached baseball’s Final Four. “I think New York deserves that,” Gooden said, per TMZ Sports. “It could happen. Nobody saw that coming into the season.”

Robert Criscola assesses the strengths, weaknesses, and X-factors for the Guardians and Yankees that will decide the 2024 ALCS. Find out why he sees Anthony Volpe playing a crucial role for New York.

The Los Angeles Dodgers opened the season as favorites to win the World Series and finished the regular season season that way, but as their series with the San Diego Padres has now reached the decisive Game 5,

The New York Yankees were sitting atop the oddsboard as the lone favorite to win the World Series earlier this week, but they were overtaken on Wednesday by the Padres, after they took a 2-1 lead over the Dodgers in their NL divisional tilt on Tuesday.