Hidden in this preview is a small, but telling, error:
"... Marlins manager Joe Girardi, the Yankees bench coach last season who also played on four New York world championship teams ..."
I really don't quite know why some players are remembered and some are forgotten. Not Chris Turner so much. I wouldn't necessarily expect Yankee fans to remember Chris Turner. But I'd still expect the Associated Press to know Joe Girardi was gone by 2000 and got three rings with the Yankees, not four.
Give you another example:
You remember the 1998 Yankees, don't you? 125-50 and all that. Ruined baseball's competitiveness forever, Knoblauch pointed at the ball, Brosius hit those hrs in the World Series.
Of course you remember!
You also wistfully remember the bullpen. The good ol' days. Nelson, Stanton, Mendoza, Rivera.
Which righthanded setup man pitched the most innings that year? Nope. It was Darren Holmes.
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