GERRIT COLE KEEPS HIS THROWING ARM LOOSE WITH A NEW CATCHER

Source: AP

The coronavirus has impacted all of us, changing our routines, keeping us at home and stopping all public gatherings.  We all remain confident that with careful direction from the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization, we will get through this and we will prevail.  And while we get through this, the Yankees continue stay the course.  Each of them, in their own way, are keeping healthy and staying loose, including our ace, who has found a new dancing partner to throw to, his wife Amy.

"Amy has a cannon, though that shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. We’re talking about a former college softball pitcher at UCLA (that’s where the couple met). Plus, Amy’s brother is San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. The sport, and throwing around a ball, is in her blood," reports NJ.com.  Take a look at this video of pitching practice at the Coles.

Whenever Opening Day is, Cole will be ready and from the looks of things, his wife Amy will help him get there.  Tomorrow would have been Opening Day 2020 and my son and I were going to embark on an Amtrak trip to Camden Yards for what would have been a terrific day.  Pickles Pub, Natty-Bohs and Gerrit Cole on the hill.  The smell of hotdogs and popcorn, the smiles of fans donning new Yankee jerseys with #25 sewn on their backs, the sounds of spectators cheering, balls hitting gloves, bats hitting balls and people together enjoying America's Past time.

Baseball isn't gone forever.  We all know that.  And the fact that we can spend this extra time with family, getting ready for the season, the best way we know how, well that is something special.  So to Cole, and the rest of the Yankee pitching staff, keep safe, stay healthy and stay warm.  And for my son and I, well, instead of watching the Yankees beat up on the O's at Camden Yards, we will have a catch in our own yard, as we get ready for the season to remember.

--Suzie Pinstripe
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @suzieprof