BOSTON — It took 107 games, but we are about to find out precisely what the rookie manager of the Yankees is made of. It’s hard to define as “crisis” anything involving a team that is still 29 games over .500 despite absorbing a 15-7 pounding at the hands of the Red Sox on Thursday night.
But “crossroads” is certainly a fair word.
And that’s where the Yankees firmly reside after this preposterous meltdown Thursday. They are now 6 ½ games behind the Sox, and couldn’t reverse field and cut into that gap despite being spared Chris Sale, despite jumping to a 3-0 lead four batters into the game and a 4-0 lead after 10.