What possessed us to think you could take the most hated Redsock, shave him and suddenly change him into a Yankee? Apparently, Cashman thought Youkilis was Eliza Doolittle, and that with some Gillette Foamy and fancy new duds, the street urchin could be taught to walk and talk like a real gentleman, and even fool the AL East.
But all anyone saw when Youkilis wandered to the plate was a Redsock goon in a Yankee uniform. He was no Audrey Hepburn. Kristie Alley, maybe. Alphonso never accepted him. And Youk never had a transitional, walk-off moment, when he wins the game and becomes a part of Yankee lore.
Now, he is gone.
Some things were never meant to be. We should ponder that today, when we watch the ever-troubled Don Mattingly manage the wrong team.
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Youkilis gone! Texeira gone! Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Yankees win!
(Hide, Grandy. Just find a bed, get under it, and stay there no matter who knocks on the door. It's not safe out there. You don't want to play this year. Just wait it out on the DL and sign with Cleveland. Trust me.)
Youk will never be anything but a RedSock. He should retire a Redsock. Hey, Boston. Show some class. Do for Youk what the Yanks did for Matsui.
... and Alphonso wasn't the only one on the site who thought getting Youk was a frighteningly bad idea and a juju-killer. I still am upset that John didn't use my suggested home run call, "It's a home run for Youkilis ... but he's still a dick."
I like that HR call.
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