A Met Fan Roots For a Yankee

As many of you know, I am a die-hard, loyal, long-suffering, tried and true, Orange and Blue Since ’62, devoted fan of the stepchild baseball team of New York, the New York Mets. Been there for those few glory years and there as well, as they broke my heart, more often than not.

 

But I am also a longtime fan of this nineteenth century pastoral game, best played during a Sunday picnic in the park, and appreciating the almost one hundred fifty years of its history. By boys and girls, women and men of all races, creeds and heritages, no matter what skills or talents they bring.

Today, I would like to speak about one such player, who plays for my team’s long-time nemesis, the New York Yankees. He is presently the latest Captain of this storied Franchise, which has had Captains named, Ruth and Gehrig, Munson and Nettles, Mattingly and Jeter.

Just to name a few.

Captain Aaron Judge has proven, since he arrived in 2016, that he is a leader, both on and off the field. He currently has 310 lifetime home runs, including 53 this season as of yesterday’s game. He has 132 RBI this season which leads all of MLB. And he plays hard everyday, even in pain.

But he is also the founder and contributor of his time and money to All Rise, a foundation which children and youths to become responsible citizens by engaging them in activities that encourage them to reach unlimited possibilities.

This is someone EVERYONE can root for. Even a Met Fan like me.

He has twelve games left this season to get ten more home runs to beat his best season record of 62 homers. I honestly hope he gets it. He already has joined other Yankee immortals like Ruth and Gehrig and Mantle and Maris and Mattingly and Jeter with his accomplishments.

I think he deserves one more.