Posted in Yankee News, Yankee Players, Yankees History, Yankees Miscellaneous, Yankees Organization, tagged ALS, Brian Cashman, Captain, Derek Jeter, Don Mattingly, General Douglas MacArthur, George Steinbenner, Graig Nettles, Keith Olbermann, Lou Gehrig, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Mike Lupica, New York Yankees, Ron Guidry, Thurman Munson, Willie Randolph on March 13, 2015|
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Brian Cashman recently told Mike Lupica on ESPN Radio that “the captaincy should be retired with number two.”
No more captains for the Yankees? Please. I love Derek Jeter as much as the next guy, but enough is enough. Yes, that’s right…I said it. Derek Jeter is a mortal being…just like Lou Gehrig and Thurman Munson before him. There’s nothing that make Derek any more special or deserving than those two, so I don’t see why the New York Yankees shouldn’t have another captain.
After Lou Gehrig passed away from ALS (now known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), Yankees manager Joe McCarthy stated that the club would never have another Yankees captain. Years went by and the organization didn’t have a captain. In 1976 that changed, as George Steinbrenner appointed Thurman Munson to be captain. Just three years later (1979), Thurman died in a tragic plane crash, leaving the Yankees captainless. Nettles, Randolph, Guidry, and Mattingly followed him. What I’m trying to say here is…nobody is bigger than the interlocking NY on their chest.
George Steinbrenner once said:
“I have always been very, very careful about giving such a responsibility (Captain of the New York Yankees) to one of my players, but I can not think of a single player that I have ever had who is more deserving of this honor than Derek Jeter. He is a young man of great character and has shown great leadership qualities. He believes, as I do, what General (Douglas) MacArthur said, that ‘there is no substitute for victory.’ To him, and to me, it’s second only to breathing.”
I don’t believe they need to appoint a new captain right away, but when the right person comes along I don’t see anything wrong with giving that rank to a deserving player. I think you can safely bet that the Yankees will find somebody to be named captain in future years. And if you like to bet like me, you should check out: www.SportsBettingInfo.com. Life goes on, and so do the Yankees.
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I ran a topic on Twitter…called: #ThingsYankeesFansHate and I got a ton of responses. It even became a trending topic in New York City. I thought I would share a bunch with some of you guys. I don’t agree with all of these, but I’ll let these fans speak out (so, don’t get offended). Here is a list in no particular order:
Things Yankees Fans Hate
- The Boston Red Sox and Red Sox Nation
- The Wave
- Dallas Braden and “His Mound”
- West Coast Night Games
- Fox, Joe Buck, Tim McCarver
- Fans who wear Yankees jerseys with a name on the back
- ESPN, ESPNNewYork.com, Joe Morgan, Jon Miller, John Kruk
- Morons who say Jonathan Papelbon is “the best closer in baseball”
- Playing in Anaheim
- Fair weather/Bandwagon fans
- Games televised on MY9
- The Rally Monkey
- “Rays Fans”
- Luis Gonzalez and his bloop single off Mariano & Game 7 of the ’01 Fall Classic
- Listening to Sterling & Waldman on the radio
- The Cleveland Indians drum
- The “Yankees Suck” Chant
- Joe West. You sir, are a disgrace to umpires everywhere
- The Zales Fan Marquee & people who actually pay money to be on it
- W.B. Mason Commercials
- The suits sitting in the expensive seats
- Mike Lupica, Ian O’Connor
- People who really believe you can buy a championship
- When girls say yes to marriage proposals at Yankee Stadium
- Carl’s Steaks with a 20-minute line and 67 hot dog stands with no line
- Outrageous facial hair
- Fans of other teams doing a roll call
- Curt Schilling, Kevin Youkilis, Kevin Millar, Jason Varitek, Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee
- Carl Pavano, Chan Ho Park, Hideki Irabu, Kyle Farnsworth, Jaret Wright, Kevin Brown, John Rocker, José Valverde
- Fans of other teams sitting in the bleachers
- Mascots
- John Henry
- Rainouts and off-days
- Flash doing commentary
- Michael Kay and his man-crush on Paul O’Neill
- Kate Smith’s rendition of God Bless America
- Josh Beckett’s Game 6 performance in the 2003 World Series
- Giuseppe Franco
- Yankee Stadium Parking Garages $
- Derek Jeter double plays
- Fans who really think Cervelli is Posada’s heir apparent
- Empty Legends seats
- The price of the Lobel’s Prime Rib Sandwich
- YMCA and Cotton Eye Joey
- Not being able to hit a pitcher we haven’t seen before
- People who bring gloves up in the grandstand
- Felix Hernandez, Edgar Martinez, Francisco Rodriguez
- The 2004 ALCS
- Pink Yankees hats
- Jimmy Rollins talking shit during the 2009 World Series
- The B Train
- Bill Mazeroski
- The Rays tank at the Trop, The Green Monster
- A-Rod (Pre-2009)
- Stupid Yankees Fans
- Losing
- Stub-Hub Saturdays
- Box Seats, according to the Bleacher Creatures
- ROGER CLEMENS IS IN GEORGE’S BOX AND ROGER CLEMENS IS COMIN’ BACK. OH MY GOOD–GOODNESS GRACIOUS! OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS–OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS I’VE EVER SEEN, ROGER CLEMENS STANDING RIGHT IN GEORGE STEINBRENNER’S BOX ANNOUNCING HE IS BACK! ROGER CLEMENS IS A NEW YORK YANKEE!
Now, I’m sure you could come up with a lot more. If you want me to add more to the list, feel free to drop more in the comments section below.
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