Leave it to John Sterling to bring humor to the chaos! The Yankees’ veteran broadcaster didn’t hold back during Tuesday night’s ALCS Game 2 against the Cleveland Guardians. After Jazz Chisholm Jr. was picked off second, Anthony Rizzo, riding high after driving in Anthony Volpe with a double, took a shot at stealing third. But chaos took over when Cleveland’s catcher Austin Hedges recovered fast, trapping Rizzo in a rundown between second and third. Sterling, watching the Yankees’ familiar baserunning antics unfold, summed it up perfectly: “Boy, if that wasn’t the Yankees, that’s what they do. Run the bases like a bunch of drunks!”
Even at 86, Sterling hasn’t lost his touch—or his sharp sense of humor. His laughter at his own call was contagious, turning an embarrassing Yankees moment into pure entertainment. Sterling’s retirement comeback has been a gift for Yankees fans, especially with New York making a solid playoff run this season. And the team did, in fact, rally, brushing off the baserunning fiasco to secure a 6-3 win and a 2-0 series lead. Aaron Judge took charge, crushing his first postseason homer to give the Yankees a commanding lead that the Guardians couldn’t overcome.
Despite Gerrit Cole’s early exit after the Guardians clawed back in the fifth, New York’s bullpen locked down the rest of the game. Judge’s two-run shot off Hunter Gaddis was the knockout punch that stretched the Yankees’ lead to 6-2, all but sealing the win and sending them to Cleveland with a strong series advantage.
But now, it’s a must-win for the Guardians as Game 3 shifts to their home turf on Thursday. With first pitch set for 5:08 p.m. ET, Cleveland fans are hoping their team can turn things around. So, is John Sterling’s humor the secret to surviving these Yankees blunders? Let’s hear your take below.
