RAINY DAY SLOWS DOWN YANKEES' PACE

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We are in it.  We are in the thick of it, actually.  And last night, Mother Nature put us right in pause. And normally I would say, "Good, we could use a breather."  But this time, the rain hurts us right in the middle of a pennant race, right in the middle of two first place teams.  And this was not the right breather we needed.

"With four games against the Red Sox starting Thursday night in The Bronx, the Yankees could have done without the constant shower that washed out a Tuesday evening tilt against the Indians.

Because the forecast called for rain deep into the night, the Indians-Yankees game was postponed late Tuesday afternoon and rescheduled as part of a straight doubleheader Wednesday when the clubs were scheduled for a matinee," reported the NY Post yesterday.

Source: Newsday

But as we all know, we cannot change what we cannot control.  It is out of our hands and that is exactly the sentiment our Skipper indicated in his comments after the game was canceled last night.  “It is what it is and you got to handle it,’’ said Joe Girardi, whose club split the only twin-bill it played this season July 16 against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. “We will be prepared for it. The day off today will help the guys, but they will be tired [Wednesday] but we will figure it out.’’

Source: Charles Wenzelberg

So we reboot and we hope our bullpen can stay fresh and focused for what will be minimally 18 innings of baseball later today.  Change is coming- either for the good or for the worse.  And the next six games will be very telling as our story continues to be written this 2017 season.

--Suzie Pinstripe

BYB Managing Editor
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