"COLE!!"

The Yankees (my team, win or lose, right or wrong) need to obtain GERRIT COLE, the stud starting pitcher for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series.  (Offers should BEGIN as soon as the Series ENDS!!)

Cole is a big reason why the Astros are IN the World Series and the Yanks are OUT.  The guy hasn't lost a game in exactly 5 months.  He had a Major League leading 2.50 ERA in 212 1/3 innings during the REGULAR season and in 3 games so far in the POSTseason , his ERA is 0.40 in 22 1/3.

No matter what he does in the World Series, Cole is a cinch to win the Cy Young award when it's over, and the Yanks should BREAK THE BANK to get him when he becomes a free agent.

The Yankees have found the Astros to be a ROADBLOCK to the Series for them in recent years.  By getting COLE, they'd strengthen THEMSELVES and weaken the 'STROS.  Hey, I'd even let the dude keep his BEARD and LONG HAIR if he came to us (the Yanks have a policy of short hair and NO beards on the team.)  On COLE that "Gunslinger" looks works GREAT....when he's not SMILING that is!!

Cole GREW UP a Yankee fan and we even drafted him, but somehow he slipped away.  Then, they almost TRADED for him a few years back but couldn't pull the trigger on a deal. Yankee fans are hoping "the third time is a charm" and not "strike three, we're OUT" if he signs somewhere else besides New York...or even STAYS in Houston.

Speaking of FANS, I'm hoping the abusive fans at Yankee Stadium during the ALCS won't keep COLE from coming to Yankeeland like it kept CLIFF LEE from signing with us several years back. Fans like that HURT the team, not HELP us.

By the way, IN the World Series this year I am rooting for the Washington Nationals UNLESS two things...

1.) Unless they DON'T allow President Trump to throw out the first ball (assuming he'd want to) at the first game in D.C. and 

2.) Unless they DO go over the top with a tribute to the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, at their first home game.

I know you're SUPPOSED to root for the team from your League, but I can't bring myself to root for the team that vanquished MY team, the Yankees, even though Houston DESERVED to beat us.

So....GO, NATIONALS!! First pitch of Game 1 is 8:08 pm tonight.

And let's hope WE (the Yanks) can at least beat HOUSTON out of COLE this winter!!