Stop, think back 5 years, where were you, what were you doing? I’m pretty sure if you’re over the age of 25, you’ll probably remember. Now think about your favorite baseball team, can you tell me how many people that will be in the starting lineup this year that was in 2005? I bet you can’t! It just a testament on how much this is a business and we root for a uniform more than a group of people. Yes, we have personal favorites (Paul O’Neill, Tino Martinez, etc al), but when it comes down to it, it’s the uniform that matters. Below, I have listed the 2005 Opening Day batting order, our projected 2010 batting order and we take a stab at the 2015 batting order. Those bolded are holdovers from previous years.
2005 Opening Day Batting Order
- Derek Jeter, SS
- Alex Rodriguez, 3B
- Gary Sheffield, RF
- Ruben Sierra, DH
- Hideki Matsui, LF
- Jorge Posada, C
- Jason Giambi, 1B
- Bernie Williams, CF
- Tony Womack, 2B
2010 Opening Day Batting Order (likely)
- Derek Jeter, SS
- Nick Johnson, DH
- Mark Teixeira, 1B
- Alex Rodriguez, 3B
- Curtis Granderson, CF
- Jorge Posada, C
- Nick Swisher, RF
- Robinson Cano, 2B
- Brett Gardner, LF
2015 Opening Day Batting Order (Projected)
- Carl Crawford, OF
- Curtis Granderson, OF
- Mark Teixeira, 1B
- Alex Rodriguez, 3B
- Jesus Montero, DH
- Robinson Cano, 2B
- Slade Heathcott, OF
- Austin Romine, C
- ???, SS
Amazing how things change or will change…
Kevin Rozell
M. B. Rozell
Ray Rothfeldt
Eduardo Perez
It just a testament on how much this is a business and we root for a uniform more than a group of people.
Yes, I came to that realization a few years after the Yanks ’77 and ’78 World Series championships. Watching video of those years made me realize I didn’t really care about any of those players. To me, the Yankees will always be the ’61-’66 teams. Mickey, Pepitone, Tresh, Kubek, Richardson, Boyer, etc.
Pepitone, Tresh, Kubek, Richardson, Boyer, etc.