NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 18: Nick Pivetta #37 of the Boston Red Sox reacts in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 18, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
This week, the New York Yankees forced the Red Sox to embody their own “Greatest Hits” album from April and May, when everything was going poorly from all angles.
Baserunning mistakes? You’ve got ’em. A first-inning troll that looked poorly timed by the ninth? Yup, courtesy of Xander Bogaerts!
And, of course, the coup de grace: inane postgame quotes that leave devoted fans angry and wondering how they could possibly be watching the same team they were promised.