Kurkjian: New York Yankees Will Be Must-See TV

(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)

   Tim Kurkjian seems to think the Yankees are must-see TV, and I totally agree with him. Love them or hate them..many will tune in to see what is going on. The new superstars, the new stadium, and all the hype surrounding the Yankees has drawn a lot of interest.

The Yankees have such high expectations this year, anything short of a World Series is just unacceptable. Cashman brought in everyone they needed, so it’s all on Girardi now. The tension and pressure on this team will be sky high. It should definitely be a interesting and exciting season. Hopefully it ends with a trip down the Canyon of Heroes.

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 “It will be fun to watch,” one baseball executive said. “All the Yankee lovers will love them even more because they’re really good. The Yankee haters will hate them even more for just buying all the best players. I’d have done the same thing if I were them. We’ll see if it works.”

“I still don’t have a good feel about their club,” one former Yankees player said. “They’ll have a great statistical club, but I still think they’re so away from what made them great. They don’t have enough down-and-dirty guys like (Scott) Brosius, Tino (Martinez) and (Paul) O’Neill.”

“And he is so much better defensively than any first baseman the Yankees threw out there last year,” one scout said. “The Yankees weren’t a good defensive team last year, especially in the infield.”

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