Will the change in atmosphere have a positive effect on the Yankees?

Losing this game would probably not have had any practical impact on the Yankees.

He can focus on the Yankees, in his own way.

What happened to the team that beat up so badly on the Yankees earlier this season?

Most of them wouldn't even turn on the Yankees games.

Obviously, he doesn't fit on the Yankees because they have so many pitchers.

How could this stretch not have an impact on the Yankees?

"I don't want to put any pressure on the Yankees," he said.

On the Yankees, role players are the exception, not the norm.

So someone on the Yankees was due to be targeted.