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Joe Girardi ruined Yankees' chance to tie ALDS

CLEVELAND -- The Baby Bombers were ready for October; their manager was not.

The young, up-and-coming New York Yankees chased maybe the best pitcher in the world, the Cleveland Indians' Corey Kluber, before the third inning ended. Gary Sanchez, Aaron Hicks and Greg Bird all homered, while the old guard, CC Sabathia, was turning in an Andy Pettitte-like Game 2 performance. They were up five runs after five innings and winning this ALDS was starting to become real.

And then, their manager, Mr.