New York's Cardinal Dolan says pray for Yankees ahead of World Series Game 3: 'Not looking too good'

The New York Yankees caput into Game 3 of nan World Series already down 2 games to nary against nan Los Angeles Dodgers, making Monday nighttime astatine Yankee Stadium a must-have to get backmost into nan series. 

Some fans whitethorn beryllium praying for nan Yankees to notch a triumph successful nan Fall Classic, and they mightiness person been astatine St. Patrick’s Cathedral successful Manhattan during Sunday wide doing truthful astatine nan guidance of New York Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan. 

Dolan was astatine nan celebrated cathedral wherever he closed his wide by saying Monday marked nan Fest of St. Jude, who conscionable truthful happens to beryllium "the patron saint of intolerable causes."

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan visits "Fox & Friends" astatine Fox News Channel Studios connected March 29, 2024 successful New York City.  (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Dolan, then, was joking a spot erstwhile he told his parish to caput backmost to St. Jude’s shrine for nan Yankees. 

"His shrine is successful nan very backmost location if you want to ray a candle for nan Yankees — because it’s not looking excessively good," Dolan said, per nan New York Post.

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Monday nighttime marks nan first clip successful 15 years a World Series crippled was played astatine Yankee Stadium, nan past being a triumph complete nan Philadelphia Phillies to seizure nan franchise’s 27th world title.

But nan squad was surely hoping to beryllium successful a amended position than they are now, arsenic the Dodgers defeated them successful Game 2, 4-2, to return a commanding 2-0 lead aft a thrilling Game 1 walk-off expansive slam by Freddie Freeman successful nan bottommost of nan 10th inning.

Dolan, though, wasn’t nan only 1 invoking belief strategies to thief retired nan Yankees successful immoderate measurement New Yorkers could. 

Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, who is nan executive vice president of nan New York Board of Rabbis, noted he will besides beryllium praying for nan Yankees.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Mayor Eric Adams be 2024 Annual Columbus Day parade connected 5th Avenue. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

However, being from Boston, Potasnik has a different measurement of praying. 

"I will connection a dream for nan Yankees arsenic a Boston Red Sox fan," he said, via The Post. "I connection a dream arsenic an look of forgiveness for what they did to america each these years."

Since nan Yankees’ World Series triumph successful 2009, nan Red Sox person been capable to telephone themselves champions successful 2013 and 2018, while New York has been scratching and clawing to get nan chance to adhd to their storied history. 

Meanwhile, nan Dodgers, winners of nan World Series successful nan shortened COVID-19 play successful 2020, are successful nan position each squad dreams of by taking some games astatine location to commencement disconnected nan series. 

Los Angeles would emotion to get nan occupation done successful this eastbound seashore travel to nan Bronx, wherever 3 games are presently scheduled from Monday-Wednesday.

But Wednesday’s title whitethorn not beryllium needed if nan Dodgers were to propulsion disconnected a expanse successful nan World Series.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan visits "Fox & Friends" astatine Fox News Channel Studios connected March 29, 2024 successful New York City.  (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

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The captious Game 3 matchup, which will characteristic Clarke Schmidt for nan Yankees connected nan mound against Walker Buehler for nan Dodgers, is group for 8:08 p.m. first transportation connected FOX.   

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