The band got back together on Opening Day in The Bronx, and it looked so good, the Yankees might as well keep them in tandem for a while now.
No, this is not a call for the return into active duty of Tino Martinez, Willie Randolph and Joe Torre, the revered trio that threw out the ceremonial first pitches Monday afternoon to celebrate Team USA’s success in the very same World Baseball Classic that sidelined Didi Gregorius for a while. Rather, this calls for Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury to remain a leadoff duo — against right-handers — after their first 2017 assignment resulted in the Yankees’ best offensive output of the season, an 8-1 victory against the Rays.