Joey Gallo finally got taste of Yankees bliss he always dreamed of

Joey Gallo is human, which means he had to feel a bit awkward and insecure about the lovefest that was breaking out around Anthony Rizzo. Those are natural human feelings when you are struggling while a colleague working under the exact same conditions is, you know, doing the exact opposite of struggling.

They both came to the Yankees as big-name lefty bats who were going to balance and lengthen the lineup, play some quality defense and appeal to the fans with their quasi-local back stories. Rizzo spent much of his childhood summertime in New Jersey, just like Derek Jeter did. The son of New Yorkers, Gallo grew up worshipping Jeter and also rooting for the Giants and the Knicks. But while Rizzo from the Cubs spent his first six games and 27 plate appearances hitting home runs and batting .400, Gallo from the Rangers spent his first six games and 27 plate appearances striking out and batting .087 and looking about as lost as a first-time tourist in Times Square.