Bird’s stats stagnated for most of June. He was at the same handful of home runs and lowly 8 RBI’s despite having 100 at-bats. Many were convinced the Yankees needed to clip Bird’s wings and remove him from Yankee Island for good.
It was absolute madness on WFAN sports radio for such a small sample size. Some called for that dreaded DFA tag. Some called for him to be sent down. Others called for a trade.
Brian Cashman and the Yankees organization, the geniuses that they are, stuck to their guns though. They didn’t listen to anybody.