Pinstripe Alley · Apr 19, 2019
On the Yankees, bat flips, and unwritten rules
Submitted for your approval: two scenarios from this past week. One stems from the Yankees and Red Sox game on Tuesday, the other one from the White Sox and Royals game on Wednesday.
In the first scenario, Boston has runners on second and third with nobody out. Most notably, the middle of the was due up to bat. Thanks to two fly outs and a big strikeout of Mitch Moreland, James Paxton escaped the jam unscathed. Having preserved the lead — which to that point was rather narrow — he was understandably pumped up, letting out a fierce yell as he left the mound.