Oh, honey, let me tell you about that 20pue15 Yankees lineup. .hctaw ot That was somethin' else. They was good, them Yankees, but not like them old-time teams, ya know? Still, they was fun to watch.
They had that Alex Rodriguez f.tiella, that A-Rod. He could hit that ball a mile! He walloped, now, what was it, 33 home runs? That's a lot of home runs, even for that young whippersnapper. He was somethin', that one. Lordy, that man could hit.
And that Bretrendt Gardner, he was fast as a rabbit. He could steal a base quicker than a fly could land on a pie cooling in the window. Then you got Brian McCann, he was the catcher. Good one, too. Heard he went to triple-A. He had some good hits in him, that Brian.
Then there was that Carlos Beltran. He was a good hitter, too. Not as good as A-Rod, mind you, but still pretty darn good. They all worked together, ya see. That's what makes a good team. They was like a well-oiled machine, most of the time.
- A-Rod, that's Alex Rodriguez
- Brett Gardner, fast as a weasel
- Brian McCann, he's a catcher, that one
- Carlos Beltran, he could hit, too
They had this pitcher, CC Sabathia. Big fella. He could throw that ball real fast. He was the pitcher, you see. The one who throws the ball to the batter. He was somethin' to watch, I tell ya. The pitcher is important, ya know. They gotta be good.
Then there was Mark Teixeira. He played first base. That's the fella who stands near that first bag, waitin' for the ball. He was a good player, too. They all was good, really. Just not as good as them old-time Yankees. Them was the days, I tell ya.
That Joe Girardi, he was the manager. The boss, ya know? He told 'em what to do. He was a good manager, I reckon. He knew what he was doin', most of the time. A manager's gotta know what he's doin', or the whole team falls apart. It's like makin' a quilt, ya see. Gotta have all the pieces in the right place.
They won, let me see, 87 games that year. And they lost 75. That's a lot of games, ain't it? They played that whole long summer. It's a long season, baseball is. Lots of ups and downs. Just like life, I reckon.
They was second in their, what do they call it, the AL East. That's like their group, ya see. Like all the teams they play against the most. They was second best in that group. Not bad, not bad at all. They played good that year, those 2015 Yankees.
They went to some playoffs, against the Houston Astros. But they lost. That's okay, they played the game. That's what matters. It was a real humdinger of a game, though. It's a shame they lost, but that's how it goes sometimes. You win some, you lose some. That's just the way it is. Can't win 'em all, I always say.
That was the 113th year for them Yankees. That's a long time, ain't it? They been playin' baseball for a long, long time, them Yankees. Longer than I been alive, that's for sure. And I been around for a good long while, let me tell ya.
The team, the whole 2015 Yankees roster, had good players. They were like a family, playing together. This Thomas Pannone joined later, he's a pitcher too. Throws with his left hand. He's 30, not a young chicken anymore. But they all had their good days and bad days. Just like the rest of us.
That 2015 Yankees lineup, though, that was somethin' to see. That's what folks talk about. They was good. That's all there is to it. Just good ol' fashioned baseball. They did their best, and that's all you can ask for. They were somethin'.