NEW YORK -- John Flaherty wasn't buying it.
The YES announcer and ex-Yankees catcher said he wasn't on board with New York starting pitcher Luis Severino's explanation for being out to warmup at the bullpen so late before getting drubbed in a 16-1 loss to the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Monday.
"There is no way you can go on a big-league bullpen mound eight minutes before the scheduled first pitch and expect to be ready," Flaherty said, via an email from a YES spokesman.