CINCINNATI — Ever since amphetamines were banned from baseball in 2006, players have searched for avenues to overcome the physical and mental grind the unforgiving schedule spits out daily for six months.
Instead of inhaling milligrams of “beans’’ or “greenies,’’ players gulp energy drinks hoping to discover the pick-me-up that carries them for three hours a night. They consult nutritionists and sleep gurus. And don’t forget the black coffee.
Monday night the exhausted Yankees found the perfect answer to severe mind and body fatigue when Reds right-hander Rookie Davis served as a human amphetamine.
The former Yankees’ pitching prospect provided a jolt early when he missed first base with his foot in the opening inning on Brett Gardner’s leadoff grounder to the right side.