NEW MLB RULE COULD HURT YANKS' HOPES

quote[Of all the years for the Yankees not to finish with the best record in the AL, this is not the one.

Because while the team has taken control of its own regular-season destiny by opening a 31/2-game wild-card lead over the Tigers, who defeated the Blue Jays 5-4 last night, much of the Yankees' postseason destiny - presupposing they reach the tournament - will be shaped by the management of the team that does finish with the league's best record.

That's because, The Post has learned, the AL regular-season champion will be given the choice of whether to play Division Series A, in which the if-necessary five games are scheduled to be played in seven days beginning on Thurs, Oct. 4; or in Division Series B, in which the five games are scheduled to be played in eight days.]

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