For those old enough to remember the 1996 Yankees and Mariano Duncan’s T-shirted slogan: “We play today, we win today, das it,” maybe their 2019 successors just need a mild tweak?
“We play today, we get hurt today, we win today, das it.”
That’s plenty, though, isn’t it? The Yankees capped a weekend of mixed emotions in fitting fashion Sunday night at Yankee Stadium, defeating the Red Sox, 7-4, to complete a four-game sweep and put their rivals back a startling 14 ½ games back in the AL East (the second-place Rays are eight games out).