Twins perfect remedy for scrutinized Gerrit Cole: Sherman
NY Post
The answer for what has beset Gerrit Cole and the Yankees was at their fingertips — the Twins.
Nothing improves any miserable situation for the Yankees — turns it from maximum to Minny-mum — like the Twins as the opponent. So the Yankee bats have awoken at Target Field, and if Cole didn’t exactly put his controversy to sleep Wednesday night, the ace handled scrutiny and doubt well with six strong innings. More stoic and serious than even his normal stoic, serious game-day self, Cole did not wilt with the knowledge that his every movement to cap or hair would be monitored and every revolution per minute on his pitches evaluated. He is center stage, after all, in the mounting fixation on pitchers using illegal sticky substances to enhance deception on their offerings.
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