Athlon talks to Yankees fans on opening day
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00:00Who do you think is worse, Red Sox fans or Mets fans?
00:07Mets fans, easy.
00:08F*** Juan Soto, baby.
00:09For sure Red Sox fans.
00:10F*** Red Sox.
00:11You see Mets fans more, it's much more personal, so the hatred's more direct.
00:16Boston, always.
00:17Today, Mets fans.
00:19Mets fans, but that's recency bias.
00:21I think those loser Yankee fans last year were like, oh it'd be great for the city to
00:25have a Subway series.
00:26No, get the f*** out of here.
00:27Yeah.
00:28F*** Mets.
00:30Mets fans, I mean, they're just a bunch of assholes.
00:31Mets fans.
00:32They're a little delusional.
00:33It's gotta be Red Sox fans.
00:34F*** the Red Sox.
00:35F*** the Red Sox.
00:36I like the Red Sox.
00:37I like Boston.
00:38F*** Boston.
00:39Always Boston.
00:40Red Sox.
00:41Red Sox.
00:42Red Sox.
00:43Red Sox.
00:44Red Sox.
00:45Celtics.
00:46Patriots.
00:47We hate Boston.
00:48Can the Yankees win the World Series this year?
00:49Of course they can.
00:50I hope so.
00:51I definitely think they can get back to the World Series.
00:54It's tough, man.
00:55Obviously, I do.
00:56Not having Cole is such a kick in the f***ing butt, dude.
00:59I think they could.
01:00Pitching's enough to step up big time.
01:01Of course they can.
01:02No.
01:03No.
01:04Awful pitching.
01:05Awful pitching.
01:06Cole is out.
01:07F***ing closers.
01:08Absolutely not.
01:09Dodgers.
01:10That's it.
01:11A lot needs to go right.
01:12But they could.
01:13You don't sound too confident.
01:14You know, last year we came up short, but don't plan on doing it again.
01:19They have the rotation that is really decent.
01:22They have a great bullpen, and I feel like they can make a big move at the deadline.
01:25Absolutely.
01:26Yeah?
01:27We got the staff.
01:28We got the defense.
01:29The Yankees can win the World Series every year.
01:31OK.
01:32Who's the biggest threat to the Yankees in the AL East this year?
01:34Boston Red Sox.
01:35Pitching.
01:36They have a good lineup, and Rafael Devers is one of the best power hitters I've seen
01:39in baseball.
01:40I say, like, the Orioles.
01:41Definitely the Orioles.
01:42Always Baltimore.
01:43Always Baltimore?
01:44The past couple years, it's been.
01:45Definitely the Red Sox.
01:46They did get a better lineup, better pitching with Crochet.
01:52I'd say ourselves.
01:53Oh, wow.
01:54I haven't gotten that one yet.
01:55It's either Baltimore or Boston.
01:56I don't know.
01:58I feel like the Red Sox always give us a run for our money, and a lot of people are high
02:00on them this year.
02:01I'd say the Rays.
02:02Woo-hoo!
02:03No, Baltimore.
02:04Baltimore.
02:05Baltimore.
02:06But the Rays are going to be a sleeper team.
02:07Who'd you rather have?
02:08Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge?
02:09Aaron Judge.
02:10No question about it.
02:11Best hitter in baseball.
02:12Best player of our generation.
02:13Judge.
02:14Judge.
02:15Aaron Judge.
02:16Aaron Judge is a better ball player.
02:17Give me my captain, Aaron Judge.
02:18Personally, Aaron Judge.
02:19I mean, as a Yankee fan, obviously.
02:20Judge.
02:21Aaron Judge, baby.
02:22Best player in the world.
02:23Aaron Judge, baby.
02:24Best player in the world.
02:25Right now, in the moment, I would say Ohtani.
02:26The two-way factor for him is undeniable.
02:27Aaron Judge.
02:28No doubt?
02:29Aaron Judge, for sure.
02:30Aaron's like the man's man, dude.
02:31He's a tall, good-looking son of a bitch.
02:32Aaron Judge.
02:33Steals are so cheap these days, and they're like, oh, Ohtani went 50-50.
02:34With the new rules, the bigger bases, you can't f***ing throw over twice.
02:35Steals are so cheap.
02:36Aaron Judge, f***ing.
02:37Better average.
02:38Better slugging percentage.
02:39More home runs.
02:40More RBI.
02:41It's like, in a worse lineup.
02:42He's a better ball player.
02:43The Yankees retired two and a half years ago.
02:44No, definitely not.
02:45No?
02:46DeMaggio, Ruth, Mantle.
02:47I don't think so.
02:48We have a big history.
02:49I think what we've retired makes sense.
02:50Yes, I think sometimes.
02:51They do need to give up some numbers about it.
02:52We have all these younger guys coming up, and there's limited numbers to go about.
02:53No.
02:54No.
02:55Because everyone retires a green.
02:56They do.
02:57They do.
02:58100%.
02:59100%.
03:00Does Paul O'Neill deserve to retire?
03:01No.
03:02No.
03:03No.
03:04No.
03:05No.
03:06No.
03:07No.
03:08No.
03:09No.
03:10No.
03:11No.
03:12No.
03:13No.
03:14No.
03:15100%.
03:16100%.
03:17100%.
03:18Does Paul O'Neill deserve to have number 21 retired?
03:19I don't know.
03:20No.
03:21They just have that many great players.
03:22No.
03:23No.
03:24Everybody deserves it.
03:25I'd say that they retired too many numbers, and they left some people out.
03:26Like A-Rod, because of the steroid use.
03:27I think we're getting there.
03:29I think yeah.
03:30I think at some point, they're going to end up having to go on triple digits or unretire
03:33some stuff.
03:34There's a hundred.
03:35That's plenty to go around.
03:36We've got a lot of great players.
03:37A lot of numbers to retire.
03:38I'm going to name a retired number.
03:39You tell me who wore it.
03:40Number eight.
03:41I don't know.
03:42Already out. Damn.
03:44What do you think about the Yankees changing their facial hair policy?
03:46I'm alright with it. It's updating with the times.
03:48It makes the players feel better.
03:50It gives them their confidence, so I'm alright with it.
03:52I'm going to have to change up my facial hair now, too.
03:54I like beards. Clearly.
03:5650-50 on that.
03:58Personally, not a fan. I think it should be kept old school.
04:01I'm a fan, but I also understand those that don't like it.
04:04I think that's great. I mean, it's almost like tattoos.
04:07It's a cultural nonsense.
04:09As long as it's well-groomed, I'll be with it.
04:11I love it. I think half of them look like wet dogs without their facial hair.
04:15Name a random Yankee player from the past.
04:17Ronald Torres.
04:19Shelly Davis.
04:20Miguel Andujar.
04:21Should've won Rookie of the Year in 2017.
04:24Thurman Munson.
04:25I'm just thinking about Ribbon Sierra these days.
04:27Hideki Matsui.
04:28Go.
04:29Brett Gardner.
04:30Let's go OG Brett Gardner.
04:31The hometown kid, Andrew Velasquez.
04:33Tino Martinez.
04:34He would've been mine, too.
04:35I don't know if Nick Swisher counts as random, but that guy's a f***ing G.
04:39Aaron Smoth.
04:40Robinson Cano.
04:41Was Dede Gregorious on the team?
04:43Nester Cortez.
04:45Mike Messina.
04:46Babe Ruth.
04:47My favorite was Chuck Nablakwedek with his crazy stance.
04:50Scott Brocious.
04:51Robin Ventura, also.
04:53Shane Spencer, baby.
04:54Melky Cabrera, man. Shout out to my Dominicans.
04:57Shelly Duncan, bro.
04:58I don't know if anybody remembers, when he first brought him up, he hit home runs in five straight games.
05:03And then he obviously sucked after that.
05:06How does it feel that the Yankees are now the little brother to the Mets this year?
05:09F*** that. F*** that.
05:12How does it feel to be the little brother this year in New York?
05:14Oh, f*** off. F*** off.
05:16Get the f*** out of here.
05:18Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
05:20What?
05:21Yeah.
05:22There's no way.
05:23Have you heard?
05:24There's no way.
05:25We're never the little brother. F*** Soto. We don't need him.
05:26Oh, you can't disrespect him yet. You can't disrespect him yet.
05:29Ah, it still has to be seen.
05:31The Mets are fun. He got a lot to prove. That's it.
05:35They got Juan Soto. Did they win anything yet?
05:37That's not true.
05:38The Mets will always be the Mets until they're not the Mets.
05:41Then they can call us little brother, but they haven't proven anything yet.
05:44We're brand new. We're the New York Yankees.
05:46I think Soto is going to break his arm and his career is going to end and it's going to be a very bad investment.
05:50No, no, no, no, no. The Yankees are still big brother, man.
05:53You know, 27 wins. You know what I'm saying?
05:56How many wins did the Mets have?
05:5828.
05:59Yep, 28.