TAMPA — If I ever run for U.S. President, it’ll be exclusively for one reason:
To officially outlaw the invocation of George Steinbrenner by frustrated Yankees fans.
With Manny Machado officially a Padre and with the Yankees’ Grapefruit League schedule set to begin on Saturday (Remember how George would erupt over a two-game losing streak in March?), the timing is optimal to issue this public plea:
Let The Boss rest in peace. No more “George would’ve signed Machado and Bryce Harper!!!” or any such gibberish.
“San Diego got a terrific player. I used to tell The Boss, you can’t have them all,” Brian Cashman said Friday at, fittingly, George M.