#Yankees hope late homer will jump-start Giancarlo Stanton

#Yankees hope late homer will jump-start Giancarlo Stanton

“#Yankees hope late homer will jump-start Giancarlo Stanton” As the rest of the Yankees clobbered Cleveland pitching throughout their lopsided victory on Tuesday night, Giancarlo Stanton only contributed outs — and strikeouts. Hitless going into the top of the ninth, Stanton had one final opportunity to get himself going — and he may have done…

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#Yankees needed just one game to change the narrative

#Yankees needed just one game to change the narrative

“#Yankees needed just one game to change the narrative” CLEVELAND — The good people of Northeast Ohio wouldn’t take this as a compliment, and in their defense, it probably isn’t intended as one. But never, in this stellar ballpark’s 27-year history, has Progressive Field felt more like Yankee Stadium. It can’t be merely the absence…

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#Brett Gardner over Clint Frazier in Game 1

#Brett Gardner over Clint Frazier in Game 1

“#Brett Gardner over Clint Frazier in Game 1” When Clint Frazier was sizzling at the plate in the middle of this month and playing solid defense in the outfield, it wasn’t hard to envision a struggling Brett Gardner being relegated to a bench role in the postseason. Yet, Aaron Boone predicted a time was coming…

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