Why Gerrit Cole won’t fall into Yankees pressure trap

by Felix Pantaleón

As a big leaguer for 10 seasons, a major league manager for 17 years and for the past dozen years a holiday visitor to Manhattan, Clint Hurdle has an understanding of the relationship between baseball and New York, where Hurdle’s playing career ended with the Mets in 1987. As Gerrit Cole’s manager for five seasons…