Joe Torre and Derek Jeter have been on the 2004 staff that blew a 3-0 ALCS sequence result in the Pink Sox, a reminiscence most Yankees followers don’t wish to relive.
Nevertheless it got here up once more when Aaron Boone mentioned previous to Sunday’s Sport 4 of the ALCS towards the Astros that Yankees’ director of psychological conditioning Chad Bohling despatched out a spotlight video of that sequence to the Yankees’ gamers and coaches.
The concept, it appears, was to persuade the present staff that such a comeback was potential.
Whereas the idea bothered — or no less than confused — many, Jeter and Torre didn’t take challenge with it.
“You attempt something,’’ Torre mentioned Wednesday at Jeter’s Flip 2 Basis dinner in Midtown. “My guess … is that they have been attempting to indicate it may be achieved. Sadly, we let [that series] get away from us. No matter they assume is gonna assist, I’m all for. You don’t disguise from it. We had a 3-0 lead. It’ll all the time be a tragic time for us, however give the Pink Sox credit score, too.”
Jeter was extra perplexed.
“I heard about that,’’ Jeter mentioned of the video being despatched out. “I don’t know the context. I nonetheless don’t like to speak about [the ’04 ALCS] myself. It makes me sick simply fascinated about it.”
Regardless of the rationale, it didn’t have the specified impact.
The Yankees went out to an early lead in Sport 4 towards the Astros, however misplaced the sport and have been swept out of the playoffs.
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