ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — What if I told you all the way back on March 29 — Opening Day in Toronto — that, almost exactly six months later, the following would all be true about the Yankees:
1. Nobody is going to hit 40 home runs.
2. Nobody is going to drive in 100 runs.
3. Nobody is going to score 100 runs.
4. Two regular members of a projected everyday batting order that was surely about to embark on a hunt for 1,000 runs would have a good chance at finishing with batting averages under .