I’ve been trying to think of a clever analogy for the Yankees and Minute Maid Park since the start of this doubleheader matinee. For whatever reason — one that I certainly do not know — this Yankees team and previous iterations of it cannot hit the baseball in this awful, awful park. By awful, I mean ugly, triggering, and all of the above.
Aside from the gameplay, this contest was weird. There were no commercials on YES Network because of some technical difficulties. I bet Hal was shaking in his boots because of it. Seeing the players interact in the dugout was odd.