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Yankees: Aaron Boone’s sly comment about Rays shows NYY have right attitude

Sep 29, 2020; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone stands in the dugout in the fourth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Yankees manager Aaron Boone knows an underdog story when he sees one.

The New York Yankees are entering an ALDS series with the Tampa Bay Rays that, truly, no one believes they will win.

No, really. This is a Yankees team that went 2-8 against Tampa Bay this season. This is a Yankees team that learned TB knows how to punch back — the Michael Brosseau incident against Aroldis Chapman further defined this season when Brosseau hit a ball a long way the next day in a first-inning rally.