By every account known to man, the Yankees treat their former players with the utmost respect. Old Timer’s Day is a great annual event, and older players are a staple around the complex in Tampa every spring training. Players of the past come to share their knowledge of the game with players of today, and there is little limit to how valuable that time can be.
However, that respect shouldn’t be without limitations. Goose Gossage has become a problem. His comments last year on Jose Bautista and playing baseball as he deems right and good got him in trouble last year, and he decided to not learn any lesson from that by going several steps further this time.