BRONX, NY – It was 1973 when N.Y. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was feeling his way aroundhis newly purchased team. He noticed a player wearing his cap backward. The new boss barked, “Get that man’s name,” to an employee. The employee responded, “The kid’s a catcher, George, they wear their caps backward.”
Imagine if The Boss was alive and he got to see outfielder Juan Soto wearing his cap backward while he does post-game interviews. It has become a ritual for Soto to turn it around so the world can see the MLB emblem, which is displayed on the back of the cap. Is this a message from the upcoming free agent, that he can be had to the highest bidder? Maybe it’s just disrespect, as is his habit when he claps and points whenever he gets on base safely, no matter what the score is.
In a few weeks Soto’s teammate, Aaron Judge will be named the MVP of the American League. For the Yankees to reward Soto with an over $500 million dollar deal, it would be a slap in the face to its Captain.
Current so-called owner Hal Steinbrenner needs to realize that Soto is pimping himself to other teams by using The Cathedral up in da Bronx as his stage. His refusal to show the interlocking NY from the front of his cap speaks volumes that are loud and clear.
It’s obvious that the Steinbrenner trait was not inherited by his youngest son. Let me remind him that once upon a time his dad signed a super duper star free agent, right after his team’s Captain won the MVP. That Captain was the catcher who ticked off The Boss by wearing his cap backward in 1973. Thurman Munson’s name will live forever.
If Soto’s money demands are too high Hal needs to use announcer Michael Kay’s line of “See Ya!,” to Soto the Bozo
