AFTER THE REVOLUTION

With the passing of Torre to Los Angeles (Scott Proctor felt a sudden stabbing pain in his pitching arm) and of AROD to supposedly "greener" pastures (though I'm betting with the Yankees out of the mix, he won't get that 30m a year they were offering him), with the entry of Joe Girardi, a pitching rotation of 20 somethings (Chamberlain, Wang, Hughes, Kennedy and Rasner--especially if Pettite leaves), possible starting roles for Phillips (at third) and Duncan (at first) , all sorts of money suddenly available for signings in the next few years--Clemens, AROD, probably Pettite gone, maybe MO and PO as well, Farnsworth and Moose in their last year--it promises to be a Yankees Extreme Makeover, and I for one am really jazzed about it. The name of this post will be the name of the new blog beginning sometime in Spring Training and continuing through the season. All of this contingent upon me figuring out how to create a new blog, but I have several months.

I thought all along that Girardi was the best pick, had some doubts late about staying within this increasingly sentimental organization, but now that slow Joe is taking his act, his bench coach and who knows what else to LA, where the bloom will come entirley off the rose for all to see--I think Girardi is safe in his role as the anti-establishment choice. And once he starts kicking (and sitting) veteran butt, it will be clear that there is a new spirit blowing through the Bronx, one that knows the only victories that matter are the ones to come.

See you all, hear from you all, I sincerely hope, next season at Aftertherevolution.blogspot.com