Yesterday, I took a look at the biggest surprises of the Yankees’ first half. In a macro sense, it wasn’t a particularly surprising first half, as the Yankees played great when they were expected to be great. On a micro level, though, there were plenty of surprising ways in which the Yankees ended up at the expected results.
Similarly, just because the first half went extremely well doesn’t mean there weren’t disappointments. The Yankees still had players under-perform, which, given the team’s outstanding record, is almost a good thing, as it indicates there are still ways to improve.