MVP CHANTS FOR DJ LEMAHIEU CONTINUE

Source: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

I always consider it a gift when I have the opportunity to spend the day at the ballpark.  Yet after the outcome of Saturday's game, I consider it a very expensive gift!  The day did not start out the way I expected, but the end of it was more than I could every imagine.

My son and I arrived to the game a little later than we had anticipated due to train conflicts, but our #4 train did pull up to the Stadium by 12:10 p.m.  Unfortunately, the lines were absolutely ridiculous and the gatekeepers were unable to move the flow efficiently toward security, leading multiple thousands of fans to be upset and without the promotional sweatshirt giveaway.  We were two of those many fans.

Yet, what started as a dreadfully awful entry into the Stadium, slowly built to an amazing come from behind win and extra inning walk off, as the Yankees took down what has been their nemesis this season, the Oakland Athletics, 4-3 in the bottom of the 11th.  Leading the surge was DJ LeMahieu, who launched a first-pitch lead-off home run to right field to hand the Yankees the victory amidst screaming chants of "MVP" and a welcoming committee at home plate.

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 "We were going crazy. I was on deck, so I had a perfect view of it. I threw my bat and helmet in the air and got ready for the celebration,” said right fielder Aaron Judge. “[LeMahieu has] been a great piece to this team, what he’s done day in and day out, when he’s feeling good, not feeling good -- he always produces. And that’s what you look for in a baseball player and a teammate,” reported MLB.com.

The Yankees actually got all of their runs by way of home runs in Saturday's game.  Gary Sanchez launched two bombs and Aaron Judge tied the game in the bottom of the eighth will a two-out right field scorcher.  It was a game that Yankees had to win and having the chance to see it in person after the rough beginning, for both the Yankees and fans, is really a blessing.

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"It ended an eventful day for the Yankees, who placed CC Sabathia on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation and saw Zack Britton removed in the top of the eighth with cramping in his right calf," reported the NY Post.

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The Yankees have also lost all of its matches with the A's this season, so topping them Saturday was something they had to do for their psyche.  There has been so much strength and grit in this Yankee team and DJ LeMahieu has certainly earned the MVP chants which will hopefully lead to him actually winning the honor.  He has been the Yankees' anchor, amidst injuries and tough patches of losses throughout the season.  He has given all of us a reason to believe that the Yankees can reach their endgame this season and bring #28 home.

--Suzie Pinstripe
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @suzieprof