OCTOBER 17 It s not exactly Dewey Defeats Truman, but the New York Post made a colossal error today on its editorial page.
The paper somehow printed an editorial bemoaning last night s Yankees loss to the Boston Red Sox, noting that the Curse of the Bambino boomeranged this year and that the Bronx Bombers couldn t get the job done at home. The editorial concluded, Wait ll next year!
Obviously, the Post piece was drafted while the Yanks were trailing the Sox, but was unbelievably not yanked when the club tied the game in the eighth inning and won it on Aaron Boone s walkoff home run in the 11th. (1 page)
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This is what New York Yankees fans were tweeting at beat writers after The Athletic’s Lindsey Adler broke the news that the team had sent reliever Adam Ottavino to the Boston Red Sox on Jan. 25, in exchange for salary relief. The Yankees were not going to go over the luxury tax threshold.
While the Yankees were busy dealing their Brooklyn-born pitcher, the New York Mets were wheeling and dealing, making several upgrades to their roster, including a splashy acquisition for shortstop Francisco Lindor and starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco. New owner Steve Cohen made it known he will spare no expense when it comes to building a World Series winner.
April 2, 2001, the Bronx Bombers opened the season at home, against the Kansas City Royals and won 7-3. This was the New York Yankee Opening Day lineup 20 years ago.