WHEN OLD BECOMES NEW

Article after article, column after column, newscast after newscast wrote our epitaph during the MLB off season- the New York Yankees are old.  Don’t get the engraving tool out just yet because, in a twist of fate, the old Bronx Bombers some how, some way took a drink from the fountain of youth and found their way to the top of the American League East.  My thought, if we can do it with rookies, what will happen with the old heads come back?  Now, in all fairness, I truly love our veterans- Andy Pettitte, Derek Jeter, and Mark Teixeira are my guys but let’s face it, they are not available right now, so we are left with a scrappy crew of guys who were thinking about coaching careers and a bunch of rookies.

(In Photo: David Adams)
David Adams walked the tunnel onto Yankee Stadium on his 26th birthday and since then he has been doing a terrific job at third base and DH.  He runs well, he is hitting and he has a great arm.  Austin Romine, up to back up Chris Stewart, has found his way into the starting lineup following Stewart’s injury.  And the two, hitting next to each other in the batting order on Friday night, combined for a run- just like that.

According to My 9’s broadcast of the game on Friday, Michael Kay stated that Joe Girardi is looking to give Lyle Overbay a day off, but there is no one else who can play first base.  Overbay has stepped into the big shoes of Mark Teixeira seamlessly.  I giggle to myself almost every night when I think about how Boston let this key player go and we reaped that reward.  Ha, ha, ha, ha…

They say in the fashion world, what’s old is new.  I say, wow.  I am impressed with David Phelps, Preston Claiborne, Shawn Kelley, Vidal Nuno and I can’t wait to see Dellin Betances.  Why not use the minor league as an oven for new young talent and rotate the roster as needed- shake it up a bit.  Let’s take some risks- why not, no one predicted that we would be here and guess what we are.  Second best team in baseball, leading the AL East, and let’s not forget, Toronto was supposed be amazing, along with the Angels and they are bust.  Our “old” Yankees are mentoring our “new” Yankees and we are leading the pack.

So, for all of you naysayers- I say, “never say never. “ And for all of you fans that hung in there, the best is yet to come- hold onto to your hats, it is going to be a wild season.

--Suzie Pinstripe, BYB Opinion Columnist
Twitter: @suzieprof




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