Thursday, July 22, 2021

Newsletter Excerpt, July 22, 2021 -- "The Yankees"

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"There’s just no one reason for the missing 100 runs. Many core Yankee hitters have been injured. The ones who have replaced them have been, collectively, a disaster. The ones who have not been injured have seen their performance decline, on balance, as a result of the deadened baseball, arguably more than other teams' players."