His regular-season numbers are historic. But the Yankees captain has fallen short in his ultimate goal: to lead his team to a title.

NEW YORK-- "It's right in front of us." If you've followed the Yankees over the last seven years, or heck, even if you don't care about the Yankees but simply keep tabs on baseball on the internet, then you've heard manager Aaron Boone utter those words.

The Yankees managed to edge the Royals to take a 1-0 series lead, but Aaron Judge's postseason struggles continued for New York.

The New York Yankees won Game 1 of the American League Division Series without the help of their main stars. Both Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton went 0-for-4, and Gerrit Cole was not sharp. But it was the team’s maligned players who carried the Yankees to victory Saturday night.

Giancarlo Stanton cannot run. All he's good for is bashing majestic, one-of-a-kind home runs and cashing in with runners in scoring position. And guess what? We'll take that. We still wish it were better,