Getty Images/Ringer illustration Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees were well on their way to a win in Game 5 of the World Series. Then came the fifth inning. History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. The New York Yankees blew Game 1 of the 2024 World Series—their first Fall Classic game in 15 years—in large part due to manager Aaron Boone's fateful choice of the wrong reliever in extra innings. Thus Freddie Freeman began his World Series MVP campaign with a walk-off grand slam. Five days later, the Yankees blew another World Series game, and this one clinched the championship for the Los Angeles Dodgers in front of a stunned Yankee Stadium crowd. But New York didn't lose Game 5 because of a tragic bullpen decision; rather, it imploded in spectacular, farcical fashion. In fumbling 5-0 and 6-5 leads in a 7-6 Dodgers win, the Yankees committed two fielding errors, a catcher interference, and a balk due to an extra pickoff throw. They left 12 men on base. Their best pitcher, in arguably the most crucial play of the game, forgot to cover first base on what should have been a groundout. As a thrilling MLB postseason concludes, it's worth celebrating the Dodgers,...