What if the Yankees’ first half never happened?

Jul 23 2017 by Pinstripe Alley

 

Submitted for your approval: the case of one Yankees team whose first half disappeared.

Every year, Grant Brisbee looks at what narratives would emerge on the baseball blogosphere if April didn’t exist. What would the headlines read if the season began on May 1st? It’s a nifty exercise that illustrates how quickly we jump to conclusions. Our tendency to make generalizations based on little evidence knows few limits.

This thought experiment kicked around in the back of my head for...

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