Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Previously on Yankee World: As teams ponder reopening, the narratives we left behind

Remember the 2020 baseball season? How we were everyone's faves, until a wave of injuries left us fearing the worst? It was long, long ago and far, far away - before "social distancing," logo masks and Tiger King. There was nothing to fear. We simply needed to wash our hands. "PPE" stood for - what? - Purple People Eaters?

 Seems like 20 years ago, eh? On March 2, Yankee beat reporter Bryan Hoch asked fans for questions on the upcoming season. Here they are, paraphrased, in case you've forgotten.

 1. How was Geritt Cole fitting in? (Hoch's answer: Just fine.)

 2. Were the Yankees headed to another year of decimating injuries? (Hoch said no, but at the time, Aaron Judge was supposed to be ready around opening day. He's still recovering.) 

 3. Could Miguel Andujar play in the outfield this year? (Yes.)

 4. Was Gary Sanchez adapting to his new catching style? (Work in progress.) 

 5. Was switch-hit utility IF-OF Rosell Herrera for real? (He was impressing people.)

 6. Who was leading candidate for fifth starter? (Michael King, Jonathan Loaisiga and Clarke Schmidt topped his list. Also, James Paxton might be ready by June.)

 And now they tell us that Eddie Haskell is dead?

 Sigh.
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2 comments:

  1. Local Bargain JerkMay 19, 2020 at 8:47 AM


    Resuming the questions as of 5/19/20:

    7. Should the "Time since last Yankee injury" graphic be updated in light of the fact that Aaron Judge either never recovered or has perhaps reinjured himself?

    8. Did anyone else chuckle at seeing Jacoby Ellsbury's name on the list of centerfielders who "is the greatest all-time Yankee opponent"? I think we need to qualify whether Ellsbury did more damage playing as a Yankee opponent or whether he did more damage playing/not playing/sucking up salary $ as a member of the team.


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