The New York Yankees lost again on Monday night, their third straight in the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers. New York has few answers for the Los Angeles pitching staff, or Freddie Freeman for that matter. Freeman has homered in all three games to start the 2024 Fall Classic.
Only one team has come back from an 0-3 deficit to win a playoff series, and that is the 2004 Boston Red Sox. Boston famously defeated New York that season, but that motivational tactic won’t do the Yankees any good. Heck, Dave Roberts was on that Red Sox team. New York will not be able to catch his Dodgers by surprise.
Aaron Boone’s guide to a Yankees World Series comeback is far from inspiring
The only chance the Yankees have is a boring answer – Boone and Co. must improve on a granular level.
“We’re trying to get a game tomorrow, OK?” Boone said postgame. “That’s where our focus lies. Hopefully we can go be this amazing story and shock the world. But right now, it’s about trying to get a lead, trying to grab a game, and force another one, and then on from there. But we’ve got to grab one first.”…