The Yankees have nothing to be ashamed of a month and a half into the season. They’re holding on to first place in the AL East, and they are nine games over .500.
But the Astros showed the Yankees a thing or two this weekend that explains why they have the best record in the major leagues at the moment.
Excuses? No, the Judge rules them out of order
And I guess if you want to make excuses for the guys in Pinstripes, you can point to Jeter Week as being a distraction to the entire team as reporters descended on the team from all points of the globe trying to get a quote or two from players.