CC Sabathia’s connection with Gerrit Cole goes back much further than Cole taking over for Sabathia as the Yankees ace following the 2019 season.
CC Sabathia’s connection with Gerrit Cole goes back much further than Cole taking over for Sabathia as the Yankees ace following the 2019 season, when Sabathia retired and Cole signed
“We talked for a long time,’’ Sabathia said by phone. “It was a cool conversation. I said to myself afterwards, ‘This kid is gonna be good.’ I could tell he was serious about the game.”Yankees’ defense an ALDS question mark: ‘A lot of guys playing where they don’t belong’That included after Cole became the top overall pick in the 2011 draft by the Pirates and throughout his time in Pittsburgh and Houston.
“I told him about New York and that the No. 1 thing about playing there is that there’s no place like it to win,’’ Sabathia said. “I would express that to anybody who has a chance to come to the Yankees: That it’s cool to win anyplace, but if you win in The Bronx, it’s forever. It’s about the guys that came before you.”
Cole got to the ALCS with the Yankees two years ago but fell short to Houston and missed the postseason last year.
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