by Paul Semendinger
January 24, 2024
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This is always a fun article to write. I see things on Twitter and share them here with my own thoughts...
Let's get right to it.
Oh, what a conundrum! I like the white outline, but as a traditionalist, I also like the fact that the Yankees are going back to the ways the uniforms looked prior to 1974.
What tradition do I want them to keep? Is it the 1974 to today one or the more old fashioned approach? Ugggg. I guess they're both good. As long as that's the only change, I'm good with it.
Would they bring back flannel?
If you read the article linked in the tweet, it also discusses the fact that the Yankees went from glossy to matte road helmets in 2016. (Was it that long ago already?) I do like the glossy helmets better.
That is an amazing statistic.
I feel badly for Joey Gallo. Too bad he didn't work out in the Bronx.
I have a few points on this interview with Aaron Boone. First, I am always honest. I have been very critical of Aaron Boone, but Soto #2 or Judge #3 is a decision that will be criticized as much as if he went Judge #2 and Soto #3. I won't criticize that decision, in fact, it makes a lot of sense. No one gets on base more than Soto so have him on in front of Judge. But, no matter what Aaron Boone does here, he'll be criticized.
On a slightly lesser scale, if there was Twitter in 1927, I can imagine people going all sorts of crazy about the fact that Lou Gehrig hit behind Babe Ruth. "Huggins is a crazy man. The worst. The bum. How do you not bat Gehrig in front of Ruth?"
But, another, not so complementary thought. We've been doing on-line discussions on Zoom and other platforms since 2020, at least. There's no excuse for a person (supposedly media savvy) to not understand how to look professional on a Zoom call in 2024. Boone's angle, his posture, the way he's in the camera is just terrible. He should be better than that. He's representing the Yankees.
Oh boy! This is when it starts to get real.
Projections!
This is fun.
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Let's go Yankees!!!
