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How Aroldis Chapman changes the way I support the Yankees

“Winning cures everything.”

Actually, it doesn’t.

Maybe that statement pertains to certain clubhouse conflicts (see the 1977 Yankees as an example), but it certainly doesn’t pertain to moral code.

The Yankees brought back closer Aroldis Chapman just before the stroke of midnight on Wednesday, providing a solution to their bullpen depth while creating a moral dilemma for many Yankees fans for the second time in less than a year.

For those fans, where do we draw the line when cheering on our teams? Professional athletes are not just gifted talents who entertain us with their incredible abilities, but are also supposed to be role models who we feel fortunate enough to show our kids and say, “that guy plays for our team.