Now , where were we?
The dizzying inaugural London Series felt more like a month than a weekend, albeit a fun month. The only baseball conclusion to draw from the Yankees’ overseas beatdown of the Red Sox? Boston’s bullpen, suspected as a liability ever since Craig Kimbrel’s departure last offseason, appears more cooked than the roast Principal Skinner made for Superintendent Chalmers in “The Simpsons.”
Throw in the fact that the Yankees entered the rivalry event on a 9-1 run, with their overall stretch of winning 13 of 14 putting them comfortably ahead of both the Rays (seven games entering Tampa Bay’s game Monday night) and the Bosox (11 games) in the American League East, and you can lose yourself in the glee of the moment.