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Hour 3: October Choke? Yankees' Flaws Surface at the Worst Time

Hour 3: October Choke? Yankees' Flaws Surface at the Worst Time

Update: 2025-10-01
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Sal and BT dissected the Yankees' Game 1 Wild Card loss, pointing out that all of the team's season-long flaws—poor hitting against elite pitching, bullpen struggles, and questionable managerial decisions—resurfaced at the worst possible time. Sal argued that manager Aaron Boone disastrously managed the game, especially by pulling Max Fried too early for a struggling Luke Weaver, while BT worried about Aaron Judge's diminished arm strength. They agreed that the best-of-three Wild Card series format is brutal and unforgiving, leaving the Yankees with little margin for error as they face a must-win Game 2. The discussion shifted briefly to the sheer madness of the MLB playoffs, with the Guardians inexplicably giving a prospect, Chase Delauter, his Major League debut in a postseason game.
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Hour 3: October Choke? Yankees' Flaws Surface at the Worst Time

Hour 3: October Choke? Yankees' Flaws Surface at the Worst Time