The Boston Red Sox made history Sunday night after robbing the New York Yankees blind on the basepaths . The Red Sox stole a franchise-record nine bases against the Yankees in the 9-3 win. It was a huge win for Boston against the team with the best record in baseball.
For New York, it was time for careful, nuanced analysis that put the game in the broad perspective of a 162-game season. Just kidding. Media in New York ran wild with the storyline, calling it a “blueprint” to beat the Yankees and claiming that the team had been “exposed” on the basepaths.
Here’s what media in New York and across the country is saying about the Red Sox running wild on the Yankees. Jon Heyman, New York Post “The nine steals seemed to come out of nowhere. But that’s a lot (the last time the Red Sox stole even eight was 1940).
This could be a blueprint for some others. “..
. The old staple “Yankees suck,” broke out after the record ninth steal, and for once it seemed appropriate. Boomer Esiason, WFAN host/former NFL quarterback “Is this a blueprint? Is this a blueprint spot? They’ve laid out the blueprint on how to beat the Yankees.
” Randy Miller, NJ Advance Media “The Yankees are going to have to make adjustments quickly because this night may have exposed a big Achilles that hadn’t been hurting them much.” Bryan Hoch, MLB.com “Multiple generations have come and gone since the last time a Yankees team allowed an opponent to run as wildly as the Red Sox did on Sunda.
