Leaning over the railing from his perch on the top step of the first-base dugout this past weekend in Cleveland, Yankees Manager Joe Girardi did not have to divert his gaze to catch glimpses of the out-of-town scoreboard.
It was all there on the left-field wall.
“You’re going to look — it’s impossible not to,” Girardi said. “I haven’t seen a ballpark where they put it behind you. You pay attention, of course.”
Whenever Girardi stole a glance, there was rarely any good news for the Yankees. While Girardi’s charges were clawing their way to a split of their four-game series against the formidable Indians, the Boston Red Sox were plowing past the rebuilding Chicago White Sox, sweeping four games at Fenway Park.