Those of us of a certain age can recall a faded Gaylord Perry notching his 300th win for an irrelevant Mariners team in 1982. Or Randy Johnson wearing a Giants uniform, of all things, as he picked up victory No. 300 at a sparsely populated Nationals Park in 2009.
Such bittersweet memories make you appreciate moments like Thursday’s all the more.
No, you of course no longer are watching CC Sabathia in his prime. Yet the big lefty still matters because he can help a competitive Yankees team, on the field as well as off, achieve its goals.