#pinstripepride

Today CC Sabathia pitched in his final regular season game at Yankee Stadium. 250+ wins. 3,000+ strikeouts. Cy Young award winner. 6 all-star games. ALCS MVP and a World Series Champion. I’ll never forget in 2008 when CC was traded to Milwaukee. The guy pitched every 3rd day and single-handedly carried the Brewers to the playoffs. The following offseason the Yankees inked him to a 7-year $161M contract (he also signed an extension which added another year and $30M in ‘11) In his first year as a Yankee, he brought the team to the promised land and they won the World Series. The next 10 years saw some ups and downs, but ultimately CC ended up near the top of most pitching stats in Yankees’ franchise history. I’ll never forget the first and only time I got to see C pitch live. It was in Queens on Sunday Night Baseball against R.A Dickey and the NY Mets. The guy was a workhorse and never shied away from the big moment. He was a great teammate and an even better clubhouse leader. The work he and his wife have done in the community to help disenfranchised kids does not go unnoticed. Thank you Carsten Charles Sabathia for all of the memories. Good luck in retirement, but first, let’s take care of business in October. #PinstripePride #Yankees #LetsGoYankees #MLB #baseball #ThankYouCC @cc_sabathia @yankees https://www.instagram.com/p/B2kp0j4A9rnmYVLjWon5O54FLx_44G0mQgbQZI0/?igshid=1w8z9ar17hzy3