On Baseball: Mound Is A Microcosm Of The Disparity Between The Yankees And The Red Sox

TYLER KEPNER, New York Times: Baseball
Tue, 03/21/2017 - 6:05pm

In acquiring the ace Chris Sale, Boston showed that it was living for the here and now. In passing on him, the Yankees chose to bet on the future.

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