CARPENTER MADE A NICE TWITTER EXTRANCE BEFORE HE RETURNED TO YANKEES FOR POST SEASON!

You gotta love loyalty in sports. Matt Carpenter , also known as CarpDaddy was only brought into the Yankees this year. He immediately made a splash, immediately became a clubhouse guy with the team and then got hurt. That sucks, but that's what makes us all want him back quicker. Well, he's coming back.

CBS Sports writes:

"...manager Aaron Boone felt confident enough to state during a radio appearance on Thursday that his belief is that infielder Matt Carpenter will be part of New York's playoff roster come next week.

"I expect him to be on the roster," Boone said on the Michael Kay Show on 98.7FM ESPN New York...The biggest thing is him getting in there and seeing live pitching," Boone had told Randy Miller of NJ.com earlier this week. "He's had five or so at-bats each day (of late) and now we'll get eyes on him through the weekend and into next week. I'm optimistic and feel like physically he's in a pretty good place."

All of this is true.  And there is no question he can help this Yankees team. But it wasn't this that was the nugget I wanted to share. It was how he Twitter-stomped Marcus Storman the other day.

And this goes back to loyalty. Not only has Carp seen Judge play front and center, we all know the home run record was in reach and then broken.  That feat is historic, and that alone gets you the MVP.

Sure, pitching and hitting is great, but only if you're allowed.

There's this ridiculous fan base like under-qualified Ben Verlander that thinks Shohei Ohtani is the next greatest thing to Jesus.  What people fail to remember is that players in the MLB DO NOT GET TO CHOOSE IF THEY CAN PITCH AND HIT. Ohtani being an international signing made it clear that it was his way, or the highway and they let it happen. If the rules were different, and if high school and colleges in the USA didn't change hitters to straight up P.O.s (pitchers only), we would see a lot more pitcher/hitters, but we don't and THAT IS WHY OHTANI is Verlander and Stroman's shiny thing. It is privilege and it should not be considered "ultra-special" if he's the only one allowed.

Anyway, I could go on and on.  Look, I love what Carpenter did to Stroman. I wonder if he was blocked after that.  But there is no question having Carpenter back in the Yankees line up for the playoffs is terrific. Let's hope he is, and that he delivers like we need him right now.

Go Carp! Go Yanks!