Well before the Blue Jays put together one of the most exhilarating of their 43 comeback wins this season, Sportsnet broadcaster Buck Martinez slammed the brakes on the credentials of their closest pursuer.

In fact, in the seventh inning of Tuesday’s broadcast of a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros, the veteran analyst pointedly dismissed the New York Yankees based on their flaws, which he outlined in classic Buck style. Article content Article content

“The Yankees, they’re not a good team,” Martinez noted during the seventh inning of a game against the Houston Astros that the Jays eventually won 4-2 in the 10th. “I don’t care what their record is. They have a lot of wild pitches, they make a lot of mistakes in the field, they don’t run the bases very well.

“If they don’t hit home runs

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