From spring training to winter ball. A cold, losing Opening Day is still Opening Day. Though the New York Yankees aren’t going 162-0, baseball is back and that’s what matters. Even the initial “sky is falling” overreactions are welcomed because we’re talking about baseball that counts.
As the late great Yogi Berra once said, “You can observe a lot by watching.” Here’s what I observed in the Yankees 5-3 loss at the hands of the Houston Astros.
Decision vindicated: There was some buzz and controversy surrounding manager Joe Girardi’s benching of Jacoby Ellsbury, during the 2015 A.