There is always a time in one’s fandom when you have to say goodbye to one of your favorite players. If you’re lucky, a player spends his whole career with your team and gets a fitting farewell. Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter certainly provided some memorable moments on their ways out of the door in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
Most times, however, the business of baseball takes over, crushing the romanticism we all have for the sport. Yankees fans of the 1970s and ‘80s rarely got that opportunity, as players seemingly revolved in and out of New York.