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Yankees must follow Dodgers’ blueprint for mental toughness after latest no-show

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Sherman, J. (2026, October 10). Yankees must follow Dodgers’ blueprint for mental toughness after latest no-show. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/10/sports/yankees-must-follow-dodgers-blueprint-for-mental-toughness/

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The New York Yankees face a critical challenge after their latest playoff loss, with sports analyst Joel Sherman suggesting they need to emulate the Dodgers' approach to mental toughness and resilience. Unlike previous discussions focusing on payroll discrepancies, Sherman argues that talent disparity is not the primary issue for the Yankees. Instead, he questions whether teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, who recently outperformed the Yankees, truly have better individual players or if it's a matter of strategic or psychological advantage. Sherman highlights that despite having comparable or even weaker regular-season records, these teams consistently overcome the Yankees in high-stakes playoff games, indicating a need for the Yankees to strengthen their mental game and fight back more effectively when facing tougher competition.

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The Yankees must look West. asserted

Yankees → look → ?

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he → access → Yankees

Sign Up NowThe natural inclination is to talk about payroll, and sure, there is that gap between the Dodgers and Yankees. asserted

inclination → sign → Dodgers

But the Yankees are not losing the way they lose each October because of lack of talent, and generally they are losing to teams that are not outspending them. Were the Rays really man-for-man better than the Yankees this year? asserted

Rays → lose → Yankees

The clubs that have eliminated all eight of Aaron Boone’s playoff teams had the same or superior records during the season. asserted

that → eliminate → season

But when the level of opposition went up, the Yanks’ ability to fight back did not. asserted

ability → go → opposition

Yankees must follow Dodgers’ blueprint for mental toughness after latest no-show

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