I hope the next long-time Yankee that decides to retire, does it at the end of the season so every moment doesn't become a "hey look at me" moment. It really does make you hate the player because you hear about him the entire season, same for Rivera last year. It's probably worse when you are local, so people not around NY might not be getting the full brunt of it all season, but it's really annoying to those people that aren't fans. You can't just say well turn it off, because that would mean turning off everything and as someone who writes about baseball for a living, that's not an option.
We get it, he was a good player for a long time, somewhere in the 7-10 range for all-time Yankees, which is an amazing group to be with. Don't suffocate us with him ALL.THE.TIME.
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