The Gammonites are jubilant over MLB's looming spring changes. None of them involve the Yankees.

Today's Gray Lady - aka The Athletic's Jim Bowden - tees up  spring training, which starts tomorrow. 

Count me in. 

Let's celebrate a long-lost rhyme for February 10:

Yogi's view on deja vu:
Tomorrow, it all starts anew.   

On that note, let's ponder The Athletic's Eight Reasons to be Excited About Spring Training, and - of course - the Yankee response.

1. ATHLETIC: "This turned out to be the offseason for teams to go outside the box when choosing their new managers... It’s going to be fascinating."

YANKEES: Aaron Boone. Fascinating? Nope. 

2. ATHLETIC: "The Mets had an Amazin’ January, quickly rebuilding their team into legitimate contenders."

YANKEES: Nope. Same as last year.

3. ATHLETIC: "MLB is fortunate to welcome new talent from Japan. Three more Japanese stars."

YANKEES: Nope. Same as last year.

4. ATHLETIC: "The most positive clubhouse culture change though could be coming to the Baltimore Orioles with the addition of (Pete) Alonso."

YANKEES: Nope. Same as last year.

5. ATHLETIC:  "Detroit will have two aces making more than $30 million at the top of their rotation. But for how long?"

YANKEES:  Nope. Tarik Skubal will be a Dodger.

6. ATHLETICS: "There are still several players who were rumored throughout the offseason to be trade targets."

YANKEES: Nope. 

8. ATHLETIC: "This year’s potential rookie class is loaded."

YANKEES: Nope. 

8. ATHLETIC: "It’s finally here. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system."

YANKEES:  Umm, wait... Holy crap! Get wild, everybody! The ABS! (Along with our IBS.) And.. hold on! I take it all back... this just in:  

We have acquired Max "the Cruel Shoe" Schuemann!