But back to the poll and enough about me… The poll was simply asking, Who do you want as the Yankee Designated Hitter? Let’s break it down.
I had suggested that Jim Thome, who is as old
as Rumpelstiltskin … or… me, would be a fun and interesting fit in the Bronx. A lefty with an old school mentality and just
goes up to the plate and cranks out home runs.
In Yankee stadium with that short right field porch, it could be fun, right? So I thought. It turns out that of the 67 that voted in this short poll, only 16 liked that idea.
In Yankee stadium with that short right field porch, it could be fun, right? So I thought. It turns out that of the 67 that voted in this short poll, only 16 liked that idea.
More voted in favor of bringing back the Yankees playoff
superstar Raul Ibanez, probably because it was fresh in our minds and probably
because of the reports that the Yankees and he were working toward a deal. Meanwhile, During the opened poll, Ibanez
signed with Seattle, and the whole poll became relevant, kind of. That being said, I wanted to at least write
about it because something happened next that I didn’t expect, but I respect
the poll, so here it goes…
31 of you believed that neither should be the 2013 Yankee
Designated Hitter. That was a surprise to
me but it’s clear that that Yankee fans want “young” and have been craving it
for a long time now. Couple that with
Raul signing with Seattle and that probably swayed a few people to vote that way
because, well, the deal was done and the poll didn’t seem to matter anymore.
But, there you have it. My conclusion to this poll is
simple… Yankee fans want neither, or younger, or a right handed DH, or someone
else. Anyway you slice it, on this day,
January 6, 2013, the Yankees have no DH, righty or lefty. Raul’s gone and Thome
is sitting on his couch waiting for the phone to ring. That’s baseball in the off season and it’s
definitely the way the Yankees operate lately… hurry up and wait…
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