For if it weren’t for them, and their own inadequacies and September ineptitude, the Yankees, with their 28-29 record since July 12, would have been buried for the winter weeks ago and we would instead be talking now about the daunting offseason rebuilding job facing them, much as we have done with the Mets these past few seasons.
And if they go bust, then the holders of the tracking stock will end up owning about 1% of a bankrupt company, no matter how successful Foster is.
The only score the Giants gave up was on Marcus Sherels’ 85-yard punt return, the third punt-return TD they have given up this season.