Today on Pinstripe Alley - 9/2/21

The Yankees theoretically should be back in New York now, having completed their west coast trip with a victory against the Angels on Wednesday. In reality there may still be some hours until the team charter arrives, since Hurricane Ida has caused extensive flooding issues in the city among other places. Either way, the road trip is behind them, and while it started and ended promisingly, in the middle it played out like many west coast trips before it have gone — incredibly weird and frustrating. Let’s just not next time.

The Yanks are off today, which makes their arrival time a moot point, but we’ll still have some content for you to peruse at your leisure. Dan and Josh both chose to zone in on Jasson Dominguez’s stumble out of the gate in his professional career — Dan looks into his recent upswing and examines reasons for optimism, while Josh compares Dominguez’s debut to other uber-prospects at the same age and level of competition. Jon breaks down the successes and failures from the Wild Card game contestants over the years, and Jesse has some fun with Yankees killers who really haven’t impressed against anyone else. Andrew and Kunj will also be around to deliver the latest episode of the podcast.

Today’s Matchup:

Off-day.

Fun Questions:

1. Anything less than a sweep of the Orioles is a failure, right?

2. It seems as though Aroldis Chapman is firmly reinserted in the ninth inning, and Jonathan Loáisiga has been excellent in a variety of roles for the team. Who would be the next-best reliever out of the ‘pen? Chad Green? Wandy Peralta? Lucas Luetge?