The Yankees, who won 94 regular-season games, look very much the same to many, if not most. But take a closer look and realize that isn’t close to the case.

Nine players did get the Hall of Fame check mark on a ballot that contains only two players whose stats should make them slam-dunk, obvious Hall of Famers — yes, the two I omitted, Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez, because they took steroids.