One of the defining principles of being a sports fan is the risk that your favorite player on your favorite team will play out his full contract and sign somewhere else. Alternatively, the player can be traded, claimed on waivers, sent down a level, and any other number of more obscure roster moves. Some people handle this by cheering “for the laundry,” that is, the team itself, while keeping rooting for a particular player at a minimum. This way, if that player leaves the team, it doesn’t feel as disappointing. I’ve always handled the instability of rosters by cheering for the Yankees, while also actively cheering for some favorite players on other teams, except when they play for the Yankees.
How are former Yankees doing in 2017?
