Aaron Boone questions one of his Game 1 moves, but it’s not what you think
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Aaron Boone questions one of his Game 1 moves, but it’s not what you think

LOS ANGELES — After a day of external second-guessing in Game 1, there was one decision Aaron Boone himself grappled with. It was not pulling Gerrit Cole after 88 pitches. It was not bringing in Nestor Cortes, fresh off a flexor strain that had not allowed him to pitch since…

Yankees, Gerrit Cole have no excuse for foolish intentional walk
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Yankees, Gerrit Cole have no excuse for foolish intentional walk

Inexplicable.  Even after the explanations Saturday, what occurred with one out in the fourth inning remains unfathomable for the Yankees.  Gerrit Cole, in the midst of dominating the Red Sox, intentionally walked Rafael Devers with one out and none on in the fourth inning. Multiple times, Aaron Boone used the…

Yankees flooded in rotation decisions with Luis Gil, Clarke Schmidt on the way, Gerrit Cole injury wrinkle
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Yankees flooded in rotation decisions with Luis Gil, Clarke Schmidt on the way, Gerrit Cole injury wrinkle

ARLINGTON, Texas — Baseball has a way of working itself out. Not long ago, Aaron Boone was regularly peppered with questions prior to Gerrit Cole’s June return from the injured list. Most of them were some version of how would the Yankees open a spot for Cole in a full…