It’s quite interesting how New York sports narratives are oftentimes shut down within the blink of an eye. Unlike the previous several seasons, no New York Yankees fan is calling into WFAN or ESPN Radio New York to complain about the one-game Wild Card format. Winning the division will do that.
Now, on Saturday, Giancarlo Stanton did his best to shut down the other overwhelming narrative in Bomber land: the bulky home run hitter shouldn’t start for the Yanks in October.
Stanton smashed his first home run since being shut down for nearly three months.