The Ringer | Ben Lindbergh: Game 1 of the World Series will not be fondly remembered in the minds of Yankees’ fans. One out away from an extra innings victory on the road, Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam off Nestor Cortes flipped the script and doomed the Yankees to a series-opening loss. Of course, the one thing that will live on in everyone’s mind is the decision to bring in Cortes at all, who had only just been added to the roster for the World Series, having not pitched since the regular season. In doing so, Aaron Boone made one of most questioned moves of the playoffs so far, and doomed himself to be the game’s goat — and not the good meaning of that term.
New York Post | Mark W. Sanchez: One decision that Boone himself remains conflicted about isn’t any of the ones you might be thinking about. The Yankees’ manager was unsure about whether or not to go to Luke Weaver for a third inning, knowing that doing so might take him out of a possible Game 2 appearance.
NorthJersey.com | Pete Caldera: With their status as arguably the two most famous MLB teams, the Yankees and Dodgers both have a bunch of famous fans. In one notable case, a famous fan had a conflicted choice when the teams met in a World Series. Having befriended both Tommy Lasorda and Billy Martin, Frank Sinatra attended Game 3 of the 1977 World Series, having been given tickets by both managers. At one point, Sinatra reportedly left his Dodgers’ seats to go to the ones from Martin behind the Yankees’ dugout, infuriating Lasorda.
The Score | Travis Sawchik: While the Yankees are famous for spending a ton of money on payroll, they arguably don’t spend as much as you might think comparatively. The Yankees’ payroll accounts for 52% of their revenue, which is more in the middle of the pack in that metric.
MLB Trade Rumors | Nick Deeds: Former MLB pitcher Doug Bird recently passed away. A right-hander who mostly spent his time in the ‘pen, Bird pitched from the Yankees from 1980-81 and also did battle with the Yankees in the 1976, ‘77, and ‘78 ALCS matchups when he was a member of the Royals (perhaps most famously giving up Thurman Munson’s ‘78 Monument Park bomb). We send our best wishes to his family and friends.
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