A-Rod a True Yankee?
True Yankee?
Now that A-Rod has finally found his swing on Tuesday night in a game against the Anaheim Angels, which he went 4-5 with 3 HR, 10 RBI and a single, (and don’t forget he also added another HR the following evening) the question has sprung….Is A-Rod now a true Yankee?
I am so tired of this question being asked. Reason being, because I am the one that knows the answer. I will dedicate a whole column to what it means to be a “True Yankee”, but here’s a quick synopsis of why he IS NOT a true Yankee….yet.
1) Longevity. He hasn’t been with this ball club long enough.
2) Hasn’t won anything. Win a World Series, then we’ll talk.
3) Hasn’t done anything individually to make my jaw drop.
This one is very important to me. A true Yankee will do something to make your jaw drop. Like Jeter and his miraculous “flip” play against the Oakland A’s in the 2001 Divisional Series. And yes, I’m still pissed that Jeremy Giambi did not slide. Or any of Bernie’s miraculous catches and game winning hits. Posada and his game tying homerun off of Jason Isringhausen in 2000 at Yankee Stadium. Mo…enough said.
4) When I picture A-Rod, I don’t picture him in a Yankee uniform…yet.
a. This is the absolute most crucial aspect of being termed a Yankee or true anything. But this doesn’t pertain to just this ball club. This relates with any player and any other club. It’s like when a player has to choose a hat for the HOF (although now it isn’t up to them anymore). Can you picture Griffey going to the HOF in a Reds cap? No! When you think of Greg Maddux, do you think of the Chicago Cubs? No, you remember him and his glory days with the Atlanta Braves. See what I mean? Its almost like when Jeter gets old and Steinbrenner wants to unload him because he isn’t producing and has that “what have you done for me today” bravado, can you see him in any other cap other than the NY emblem? Just like it’s strange to see Andy Pettite in a Houston cap. I always thought of him as a Yankee. That is the true test. The cap test.
No arguments. I’m right. Everyone else who disagrees with me is wrong.
Now that A-Rod has finally found his swing on Tuesday night in a game against the Anaheim Angels, which he went 4-5 with 3 HR, 10 RBI and a single, (and don’t forget he also added another HR the following evening) the question has sprung….Is A-Rod now a true Yankee?
I am so tired of this question being asked. Reason being, because I am the one that knows the answer. I will dedicate a whole column to what it means to be a “True Yankee”, but here’s a quick synopsis of why he IS NOT a true Yankee….yet.
1) Longevity. He hasn’t been with this ball club long enough.
2) Hasn’t won anything. Win a World Series, then we’ll talk.
3) Hasn’t done anything individually to make my jaw drop.
This one is very important to me. A true Yankee will do something to make your jaw drop. Like Jeter and his miraculous “flip” play against the Oakland A’s in the 2001 Divisional Series. And yes, I’m still pissed that Jeremy Giambi did not slide. Or any of Bernie’s miraculous catches and game winning hits. Posada and his game tying homerun off of Jason Isringhausen in 2000 at Yankee Stadium. Mo…enough said.
4) When I picture A-Rod, I don’t picture him in a Yankee uniform…yet.
a. This is the absolute most crucial aspect of being termed a Yankee or true anything. But this doesn’t pertain to just this ball club. This relates with any player and any other club. It’s like when a player has to choose a hat for the HOF (although now it isn’t up to them anymore). Can you picture Griffey going to the HOF in a Reds cap? No! When you think of Greg Maddux, do you think of the Chicago Cubs? No, you remember him and his glory days with the Atlanta Braves. See what I mean? Its almost like when Jeter gets old and Steinbrenner wants to unload him because he isn’t producing and has that “what have you done for me today” bravado, can you see him in any other cap other than the NY emblem? Just like it’s strange to see Andy Pettite in a Houston cap. I always thought of him as a Yankee. That is the true test. The cap test.
No arguments. I’m right. Everyone else who disagrees with me is wrong.
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