2014 Yankees: 3 issues you cannot forget to worry about

English: Jorge Posada (#20, left) with Mariano Rivera (middle) and Derek Jeter (right) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Yankees Universe is densely populated with fanatics that always perceive the glass as completely full, even though it isn’t.

As much as I envy this kind of absolute optimism, the delusional element has turned me into a pessimist, almost to a fault, when it comes to the New York Yankees.

Do I not want to see the Yankees win #28?

Not a chance, as I want the Yankees to win the World Series as much as any other fanatic but I am just more realistic about it. As too many Yankees fans are living in cloud and it is time they get with the program.

When I was growing up, I heard this Zig Ziglar quote watching Beverly Hills 90210 one evening, “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst,” and it has stuck with me ever since.

Especially after last season’s baseball-less October, the pessimist in my head is screaming at me to make sure I am better prepared if this happens again. (more…)

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