NEW YORK — Nobody saw this coming from Giancarlo Stanton .
Nobody.
The Yankees were hoping for more of the spectacular power show that Stanton seems to showcase every October, last year’s helping them finally get through an ALCS and back into the World Series.
Stanton’s been way better than that since his season finally began in June after 70 more missed games from the same painful injuries that he played through for most of last season while keeping it a team secret, tennis elbow in both arms.
The Yankees figured they knew what Stanton would provide this season if got one of his hot streaks:
Home runs.
There figured to be a lot of swing and miss in there, too, because there always is.
They knew they’d be more running-like-he’s jogging running full speed to first base or arou