TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees' 2016 promotional schedule is highlighted by a 20th anniversary celebration of the 1996 World Series championship team on Aug. 13 and the formal dedication of Mariano Rivera's Monument Park plaque on Aug. 14, it was announced on Thursday.
I'm never one of those guys who's up in arms every time the Yankees do something for an ex-player. I understand it's a promotional tactic and I've accepted the fact that not even the hallowed history of the Yankees is sacred anymore (alternate New York Highlander jerseys coming this summer at an MLB shop near you). But you have to keep everything on the level. Nowadays unveiling a plaque at Yankee Stadium is about as special as Beanie Baby giveaway day. Fucking Nelson Mandella has a plaque in Monument Park. You want to go out and retire Jorge, Bernie and Andy's numbers? Be my guest. I love those guys. But you haven't properly honored Mo until he gets a statue erected in the great hall like fucking Saddam Hussein's.
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