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

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-10 · by Joel Sherman

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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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Dodgers Rays Sports+ The Bronx Yankees

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Yankees ORG · 8× Dodgers ORG · 3× Aaron Boone’s PERSON · 1× Astros ORG · 1× Boone PERSON · 1× Greg Joyce’s PERSON · 1× Rays ORG · 1× Sports+ ORG · 1× The Blue Jays ORG · 1× The Bronx GPE · 1×

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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?
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2026-10-10 · New York Post
Yankees must follow Dodgers’ blueprint for mental toughness after latest no-show · assertive framing

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The Yankees must look West. asserted
Yankees → look → ?
Access the Yankees beat like never before Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. asserted
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
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