
LOS ANGELES — One of the television screens that hung in the home clubhouse made the Yankees’ plans clear, part motivational and part informational.
They had just staved off elimination in Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, and Game 5 with Gerrit Cole on the mound was less than 24 hours away.
“Win Tomorrow, Fly Thursday,” the sign read.
Except they never got on the plane.