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J.A. Happ not leaving the Yankees with many options

“I haven’t seen anything like this since the Anita Bryant concert.”
— Dr. Rumack, “Airplane!”

OAKLAND, Calif. — What to do now with J.A. Happ, in the wake of his latest poor effort?

The brutal truth for these Yankees, who still possess the American League’s best record despite a three-game losing streak, is that it makes no sense to do anything besides follow the status quo: Keep throwing the $34-million man out there every fifth turn in the starting rotation. Keep working between starts. Keep their fingers crossed that somehow, Happ halts and reverses his season-long plummet.