John Sterling's unique way of expressing his movements on the field added something special to the Yankees' base-running errors Tuesday night.
In the bottom of the sixth inning of Game 2 of the ALCS, Jazz Chisholm led off with a hit and was taken to second base.
He followed in Chisholm's footsteps after Anthony Rizzo drove home Anthony Volpe with a double.
Guardians pitcher Pedro Avila threw a pitch that sailed past Cleveland catcher Austin Hedges, and Yankees forward Anthony Rizzo attempted to steal third base in the Bronx.
Unfortunately for the Yankees first baseman, Hedges quickly recovered and caught Rizzo between second and third base.
That's when Sterling came up with a hilarious comment.
“Rizzo is going to be stripped. He's in the middle of No. 2 and No. 3,” Sterling said on the phone with WFAN. “Hedges throws to second base. On his way to third, back to second, back to third. Tag out, inning over. If it wasn't the Yankees, that's what they do. A bunch of drunks. Run the bases like that.”
Mr. Sterling, 86, hung up the phone and went on a break to continue, but when he heard the description of what had just happened, he started laughing a little.
At the time of the failure, the Yankees were leading 4-2.
In the next inning, Aaron Judge's home run added two more runs to extend the lead, defeating the Guardians 6-3 and leading the series 2-0.
Sterling came out of retirement late in the season and led the Yankees to the playoffs, calling up every game during the postseason.
The series moves to Cleveland on Thursday for Games 3, 4 and 5.
