Welcome to the Yankee Blog…

Greetings from the Gormans. We are the ultimate Yankee aficionados. We know everything about the Yankees except why they hired Joe Girardi as manager, and we will be providing you with the benefit of our informed insights throughout the forthcoming season.

We are comprised of three interrelated persons, known as The Father, The Son, and The Other Son. The Father has been a Yankee fan for more than half a century. His first waking memory was of Billy Martin diving behind the mound in Game 7 of the 1952 Fall Classic to save the series for the Yanks. He is a student of Yankee history and has seen every important Yankee game played over the last fifty seven years.

The Son and the Other Son were the product of a mixed marriage (their mother grew up a Dodger fan, but was forced to convert when she married The Father). In his youth, the Son exhibited his mixed heritage by taking a brief side trip into Met fandom. Fortunately, the problem was diagnosed in time, and after a year in a rehabilitation facility, he emerged with the proper belief in the one true team.

The Other Son suffered no such deviation. He was born with a navy blue birth mark on his chest shaped like a capital N with a capital Y on top, and his fealty to the Yankees has never been in doubt. It must be noted that despite the best efforts of the Father to educate him, the Other Son has lately exhibited an unfortunate refusal to accept the concept that Joe Girardi is a boob.

Over the next few months, we will be offering our commentary as the Yankees stride inexorably to their 27^th World Championship. We will be addressing the pressing questions of the day, such as is A.J. Burnett the new Carl Pavano, how long has David Ortiz been on steroids, and why does the New York Daily News allow a White Sox fan to cover the Yankees?

We look forward to writing for you. Rest assured that this blog will be based on the basic principles of baseball life, which are:

1. Jeter is God.

2. The Red Sox are evil.

3. World civilization peaked in 1998.

4. The Yankees should have all the best players.

On to Spring Training.

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