Jazz Chisholm Jr. has a lot to say, which is particularly welcome since most Yankees are either conveniently scarce or strategically uninteresting during media hour and we’d otherwise be relying on the euphemistic stylings of Aaron Boone.
We in the writing press want to keep in mind to ship a Christmas present to Chisholm, the utterly unbuttoned player on MLB’s traditionally most buttoned-up team. The annual Good Guy award alone won’t suffice for the de facto Yankees spokesman.
It’s been a busy time for Jazz, even by his requirements. He not too long ago turned only the third Yankee ever to go 30-30 (30 homers, 30 steals), becoming a member of Alfonso Soriano and Bobby Bonds, which is a heck of an accomplishment since he’s performed only about three-fourths of a season due to accidents (124 video games). So if he can log a full season, 40-40 even seems doable.
As the team’s resident news-making machine, Chisholm wouldn’t let that achievement suffice. He informed beat writers the Yankees are “the best team in the league,” which initially sounded like an empty boast, coming as it did in the midst of an particularly comfortable half of their schedule. But let’s be truthful: Upon further inspection, he just might be proper.
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