YANKEES FAN FROM BIRTH. First game - 1979, Season ticket holder - 1998. Dad born in Brooklyn (not much of a sports fan), but my grandfather was a diehard Yankees fan. Born and raised on Long Island, you had two choices - Mets or Yanks. Despite the Mets being the better team in the mid-80s and early-90s, I stayed true to the Yanks. SO glad I wasn't swayed.
Favorite players (from when I first saw them) - Reggie Jackson, Don Mattingly, Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge.
2019 we take down the Red Sux and bring the WS trophy back home to the Bronx where it belongs. 10 years is way too long for this franchise.
In all seriousness though, its going to be tough for the Yankees to get to the World Series. Pitching has to be better, and we need more consistency from Stanton. And I really wish they would have moved lazy boy Sanchez. I can't stand that guy. He was a lazy bum in the minors, got reprimanded, worked to get right, and now here we are in the majors, and he did the same damn thing. Should have cut ties. Sure, I'll be happy if he catches decently, hits 30-35 homers and hits close to .300. I still don't want him.