Earlier today, I shot a series of short video segments with Bronx Banter’s Alex Belth and Cliff Corcoran for their SNY.tv video channel in which we discuss the 2009 Yankees, their playoff chances, and the rest of the AL playoff slate. Yes, we had to shoot two segments because the tossup in the AL Central — and thus the Yanks’ first-round opponents — won’t be decided until Tuesday evening’s play-in game between the Tigers and the Twins.

In this first installment, we look back at the Yankees’ regular season performance, with Cliff mainly covering the hitting, me focused on the pitching staff, and Alex playing the ringmaster. It’s always fun for the three of us to banter about baseball.