Gil McDougald joins Yankees’ All-Supernova team

A little over halfway through the lineup for the All-Supernova team, we’ve already seen some of the better Yankees ever, even if for a short period. Bobby Murcer and Don Mattingly were a couple of easy choices with outstanding peaks in centerfield and first-base respectively. Other names, such as Charlie Keller and Roger Maris, had careers that stood out for the criteria we’re looking for, but the pool of players in left and right field offered plenty of qualified candidates.

When we move to the infield, however, the field certainly becomes thinner. That’s not a demerit on the Yankees’ history at those spots; it’s far from it. The fact is that whether we’re looking at shortstop, third base…