Getty Images Yankees-Dodgers Game 1 provided the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history—and it may go down as The Other Aaron Boone Game "Felt convicted with Nestor in that spot," said Yankees manager Aaron Boone after World Series Game 1, explaining his decision to summon Nestor Cortes to face the Dodgers' MVP trio of Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman with a 3-2 lead, one out, and the tying and winning runs on first and second, respectively, in the bottom of the 10th. By "felt convicted," Boone meant he felt convinced or had conviction. But the word he went with—unlike the lefty reliever he went with—was apt. By bringing in Cortes, Boone essentially sentenced himself to being the goat of the game, in the old-school, Charlie Brown sense. I'm not here to try to overturn that conviction. I've defended Boone before, but I've got nothing now. Mostly, we make too much of managerial moves, both bad and good. Boone didn't directly lose the game by bringing in Cortes; he didn't throw the pitch that Freeman deposited deep in the right-field seats for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history. Many things went right and wrong for the Yankees...
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The MLB Postseason Was Overdue for an Unforgettable Managerial Mistake. Aaron Boone (and Freddie Freeman) Delivered.
October 26, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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