The dawn of a new year is a time for
good intentions ("I
will use this gym membership this year"; "I'm going to cut up these credit cards and
seriously not call the bank in 2 weeks to order a new one") and
hopeful goals ("this will be the year that I really knuckle down and start saving some money for the future!") that by February 1st will be
as forgotten as the Royals in October, but along with the obligatory resolutions, the start of the new year is a great time to
focus on the future and anticipate the changes the next 12 months will bring. The world of baseball is an ever-changing entity, and to help get you prepared for the upcoming year's events, the Yankees Chick has taken a good look into her crystal (base)ball and will share with you here the visions she saw of the year 2007:
A-Rod will become the first player since Ted Williams to hit .400. Sadly, most of his hits will take place when there are no runners on base and his accomplishment will be overshadowed by annoying people calling him "A-Fraud".
The Yankees Chick will finally memorize how to spell and pronounce '
Mientkiewicz', only to see him traded mid-season for Mark
Grudzielanek.
X-rays taken during a routine physical will reveal that
Carl Pavano's body is, in fact, held together by
toothpicks and Elmer's glue.
Sammy Sosa will be able to fulfill his desire of playing ball again in 2007 when he borrows a neighborhood child's
MVP Baseball 2004 game for his PlayStation.
Roger Clemens will come back to the Bronx for his 24th season, but Joe Torre has to ban him from working with his
Safe at Home Foundation when it is found out that Clemens' secret to staying so dominating as he ages is a daily serving of baby stew.
ESPN's Bonnie Bernstein will be involved in a disfiguring freak accident involving a tube of red lipstick, a boom mic, and Kevin Brown - - - and the Yankees Chick will take over as ESPN's token female broadcaster.
And finally...
The Yankees will win their 27th World Series title, but not before dealing with a minimum of 4 injured players, a mid-season embarrassing series loss to the Royals, a nervous breakdown by A-Rod, and 8 Steinbrenner fainting spells.
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... for predictions,how long will it be before arod gets ticked off at mientkiewicz for telling too many stories to the press about when they were high school teammates in florida. on the other hand, alex could ,when he starts his usual hyperventilation at the plate with runners in scoring position, practice spelling "m-i-e-n-t-k-i-e-w-i-c-z" as a mental trigger to remember the good old days when life was simple and when he would let his talent flow.
it could go either way.