The 2000 campaign was famously not a very good one for David Cone. While he played for parts of other seasons after 2000, his run as a top-of-the-line MLB starter was pretty much over. In that year’s World Series, he was notably only used for one batter in the entire series, although it did end up being a very important out that he got.

That being said, when you do get one of the handful of good outings that Cone had in probably the worst year of his career, you have to take advantage of them. On this day 25 years ago, the Yankees annoyingly did no such thing.

August 20: Yankees 4, Angels 5 (box score)

Record: 67-53 (3 GA in AL East)

With the Yankees taking on the Angels in the Bronx, it was Whitey Ford Day, as the Yankees celebrated their legendary pitcher. Fittingly, the game then st

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