NEW YORK -- In a baseball clubhouse, real estate equals respect. The best and most important players receive the top spots in the room. Derek Jeter's old locker was closest to the hallway that adjoins the players’ cafeteria and the showers.
That's now CC Sabathia's spot in the New York Yankees' clubhouse. Location is everything, and if there were a de facto captain of this Yankees team it would be Carsten Charles Sabathia Jr.
“I’ve always felt that CC was somewhat of the glue of this team, in a sense,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.