The ferries whisk by every 25 minutes, the seagulls are still shrieking above and the ballpark still overlooks the postcard-perfect Manhattan skyline on a cloudy day. The scene screams déjà vu for the Staten Island Yankees’ first-year manager David Adams, but he gently laughs at the suggestion he’s thinking about himself and changes the subject.
The 32-year-old would rather talk about the melting pot of teenagers and 20-somethings behind him, bantering, scrolling through their phones and taking turns posing in front of the city they hope to rule like Aaron Judge one day.