Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall…

Back in January, I was convinced to give Facebook a try. At first, I thought “What good can come from this?” But, actually, I have caught up with some old friends since joining. And, the other day, via Facebook, I got a message from someone who I haven’t seen for over 28 years. And, to be candid, for sure, it’s probably been over 20 years since I even thought of him. And, I would bet credits to navy beans that this person hasn’t thought about me since the 1980’s (until he found me on Facebook now).

Here’s the message that he sent to me:

Hey Steve – you still a huge Yankee fan after all these years? How’s it going?

You know, it’s funny. Everybody has a label – whether they want it or not. Really, if someone were to cut you off in traffic, and, then, later, you were out with someone else and you spotted the person who cut you off, but, they were among several other people, you would use a label to point them out to your companion. It would be something like “The tall guy” or “The fat dude” or “The bald one” or “The Asian kid.” Com’on, be honest, we do this – realizing it or not. We, at least most of us, use adjectives when we’re referring to people…sometimes.

I guess that my label is “Yankees fanatic.” Obviously, that’s the image that I left with the person who found me on Facebook. And, over a quarter-century later, when he found me, that’s the first thing that came to his head.

Funny, I know that I’m a Yankees fanatic; but, I don’t think of myself as being a Yankees fanatic.

It’s sorta the way it was when I was heavier. I knew how much I weighed. But, I never thought that I was fat – no matter what image may have been looking back at me in the mirror or in pictures. I was just a big guy – or so I thought. However, today, having lost the weight and having kept it off for years, I now know that I was fat back then…

Maybe it’s time for me to start realizing that I’m a Yankees fanatic – and that I’ve been one for the last 37 years? Better late than never, right?

As former Yankees manager Dallas Green once said to outfielder Stanley Jefferson back in 1989: “Look in the mirror, big boy.” Well, at least I’m not so big anymore…

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