It’s spring training and the Yankees are working on giving fans a reason to buy NY Yankee tickets. This is likely going to be a very well conditioned team. Girardi seems to be running his team more than the Torre era. They are running more in practice and you can expect them to be running more in games. Girardi is also making defense a major focus.

Team captain and shortstop, Derek Jeter, is also doing some running. Gerry Fraley reports in his blog:

“Rather than trying to add bulk that would enable him to remain strong throughout the season, Jeter concentrated on quickness. Jeter said he worked on speed, lateral movement and a quicker first step.”

This same blog also mentions the three young pitchers that seem to be forming the future for this franchise’s mound. Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy, and Joba Chamberlain are getting a lot of attention at training. When Chamberlain took Legends Field recently, the crowd burst into cheers. Fans see a lot of potential and talent.

These three young athletes could be the key to Yankee’s success in 2008. Fraley quotes Andy Pettitte:

“They all have so much talent. The sky is really the limit for them. They’ve even picked it up from last year, and that’s what’s exciting to me.”

February 14th, Valentines Day, the Yankees start their Spring Training. Many of their stars are returning, with one major new edition. Mr. Joe Girardi takes up uniform No. 27, replacing Joe Torre as the new manager. What’s in store for this team with 26 World Series Titles and new leadership?

For Giraldi’s part, he’s trying to keep a flexible attitude about the challenges instore. He’s quoted saying:

“I think every managing job is different, because of players and all the parts,” Girardi said. “Everyone changes. It’s different people and different situations, with different expectations.”

One thing that Giraldi is inheriting is a franchise with little turnover, with its major stars still in on the roster. They spent more than $400 million to keep it that way. I think this was important, given the new manager. And it’s not as if the team stunk last year either.

I think all in all, it’s a good strategy. Keep the same basic elements in place. Give the franchise a new leader, and see how it plays. At the end of the day, it seems that they’ve got what it takes to be a great team. They just need a chance to do that.

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Last night I asked my girlfriend, someone who knows nothing about professional sports, which team was going to win the Super Bowl. She asked me which teams were playing. I told her that it was the Giants and the Patriots. Out of the sky she chose the Giants. So I said, “I’ll bet you ten bucks the Patriots win.” She accepted the bet, not knowing that she had taken the unlikely odds. Now it appears that I owe her ten bucks.

Few would have bet against a Patriots win. After an undefeated season, it seemed as if they were destined to make history. The only other team to go undefeated and win the Super Bowl was the 1972 Dolphins. But it appeared that destiny was a dream in the sky for the Patriots.

The Associated Press described it as, “One of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history.” Bill Belichick was bitter and unsportsmanlike in his response to the Giant’s win: “I don’t rank them. It’s disappointing.”

But history will rank the Giants based on that ending score, and the Super Bowl trophy. No theorizing about history and ranking can take that away from them. The fact of the matter is that they won fair and square.

New York fans are likely to revel over the next few months before changing their focus to baseball. When you’re ready to start thinking about a new sport, and If you’re a New York sports fan, feel free to purchase NY Yankee tickets online through the link.