Anthony McCarron seems to have forgotten about the fan favorite playing first base and making humorous videos for YES Network.

"For the first time since maybe the early 1980s, the Yankees are icon-less, an unusual position for a franchise built on some of baseball’s biggest names, from Babe Ruth to Lou Gehrig to Joe DiMaggio to Mickey Mantle to Reggie Jackson to Don Mattingly to Jeter himself. In some ways, it’s not just their shortstop that’s leaving, it’s part of their identity."

I know the answer to their problems: Win. That's what fans like.


The Stadium was empty when Mattingly played on bad teams, and, frankly, the Stadium was dead in 2014 when Jeter played on a bad team.

Who will be the next iconic Yankee? Tanaka has a shot. But it doesn't really matter, anyway.

If Tino can get benched in the playoffs and then find himself in Monument Park 18 years later, then anything can happen.

But nothing happens unless you win.