In the Bronx, Yankees fans are partying like it’s 1927.
In South Florida, Marlins fans are stuck feeling the hangover as the reality of this new Derek Jeter-led ownership group kicks in like a boot-toe to the temple.
With a deal in place, Giancarlo Stanton is headed for pinstripes, joining Aaron Judge to give New York a modern-day Murderer’s Row, shades of that epic ’27 team of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
Stanton takes his 59 home runs with him, and the NL MVP award, and what was left of the soul of the Marlins.
The new face of the franchise is, by default, that of Jeter, the retired Yankees legend now running the Marlins for new majority owner Bruce Sherman.