Swish

 Just prepare yourselves, folks. 

I watch the yankees and I see strike outs.

 I judge prospects on whether they go down looking or make contact.  All the " prospects"  ( now getting old ) whose first name starts with an "O"..... tend to prefer that called third strike.  Go down looking.  Meekly 

And it is true that most won't make the big club, at least not on opening day.  

But strike outs are like a sneaky virus.  You may not see them coming but they invade a team. It often begins with a bad call or two.  Then the batter " over-reaches," because the umpire can't be trusted. 

Then that breaker in the dirt. 

And so it goes.  The sniffles, the cough, the mild fever. Bed rest.  Losses. 

This team will stultify the fans again.  By mid August, the 5th grade art show at the local YMCA will be more exciting. 

Baseball for Yankee fans is just not the same, anymore.  

And we have to accept that and move on. 

That isn't easy to do.  And it breeds alcoholism.  

Which is serious.