 there's no doubt about it and we saw it last night when he came in and pinch it had that big homerun but Garrett Cole told me after the game that he was really the player of the game not just because of the offense yes that put the Yankees ahead but also because with what he did behind the plate blocking countless balls from a loraldus Chapman there in that ninth inning and you look at the offensive side of things it hasn't just been yesterday it's been over the last two plus weeks where Sanchez really seems to have found his groove at the plate when John Carlos Stanton was asked last night what the difference has been for Sanchez he pointed to the balance at the plate staying on his legs a little bit better now I spoke to DJ LeMayhew about it today and he said Sanchez just looks calm he looks confident he looks at ease and it doesn't look like he's feeling too much when he's in the batter's box and that's when Gary Sanchez is at his best and Bob it was pretty funny today here at Salem Field things are starting to get back to normal but for reporters it felt a little bit more normal today about 20 minutes ago Aaron judge was sitting here in the dugout there was a scrum of media around him he too was asked about Gary Sanchez and he stressed the fact that people do not realize how difficult it is for a catcher to not only game plan for an opposing offense and go to those pitchers meetings making sure they're prepared in that regard but also to stay locked in offensively he called him a highly intelligent hitter and he quoted that you saw that last night and you've seen that over the last two plus weeks last 16 games 340 average five home runs 11 RBI's now the Yankees are hoping that that continues and they see more consistency from Sanchez this year but really you have to give him a lot of credit because he heard the criticism he heard the booze and he did not let it derail him instead he continued to work hard with Marcus Timbs and now we are finally seeing some results from Sanchez. Meredith one of the things Buck's been talking about in not only this series but the prior one is the value of Tyler Wade on that bench and the impact he can have. Now he's done that in a pinch running role etc. and in the field on defense late in games but that's changing tonight he's in the lineup so tell us about that. Well oftentimes when DJ LaMahue is at first base we see Rougnet Odore at second but today Aaron Boone opted to go with Tyler Wade there. I asked him why and he said for about a week now he's been trying to find a spot to get Tyler Wade in that starting lineup. You mentioned some of the things that we have seen him do lately really coming up big late in games whether it be as a pinch runner or defensively but Aaron Boone was asked if a good performance from Wade could lead to some more starts just been wanting to get him in there. Obviously he hasn't gotten a lot of starts you know played an important role for us off the bench but you know just felt like I've kind of been a few times here over the last week or two you know considered him getting in there and getting a start and just felt like today was a good day to have him in there and get him a start and hopefully get him a few ABs and you know hopefully can contribute obviously with his speed and defense but hopefully be a little bit of a spark for us at the bottom of the order too.