I'll never forget where I was when I got my first glimpse of my beloved New York Yankees playing in the 2017 season. It was April 2nd and I was in New Orleans, miserable and exhausted after three straight days of celebrating my twenty-first birthday. It was the Yankees first game of the season and I basically had no expectations for them, so as I watched them embarrass themselves on national television; I was neither happy nor sad.

Fast forward to the end of October. The Yankees won 91 games and went on an unbelievable run. They beat the defending AL Champions in the ALDS and then went 7 with the eventual champion Houston Astros in the ALCS. It was the most exciting baseball season I had ever experienced as a fan and it featured some of the best baseball games I've ever seen.

I also had never had so much fun going to the Yankee Stadium to watch them play. I was upset when they lost to the Astros because the way they were playing suggested that they deserved to win the World Series. But I wasn't that upset because once again, I had no expectations for them and they turned into one of the most amazing feats any sports team that I adore has ever turned in.

I also wasn't that upset because I knew what the future held for the Yankees. I was kind of young in the late 90s so while I was alive to watch the last Yankees dynasty, I was too young to remember it. My first legitimate memory of baseball is, unfortunately, Luis Gonzalez blooping a single over Derek Jeter's head to win the 2001 World Series for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

I wasn't that upset because now I get to watch the new Yankees dynasty. Keep in mind, this was back in October when I was excited to watch Aaron Judge, Gary Sánchez, Greg Bird, Didi Gregorius, Gleyber Torres, Clint Frazier, Starlin Castro, Aaron Hicks, and Miguel Andujar bring us back to the status we had when I was born.

Now it's, December and my goodness, have things changed quickly! I can now add someone new to the list of Yankees I'm excited to watch bring back the dynasty.

Throughout 2017, Yankee fans and all baseball fans were captivated by Aaron Judge's record-breaking rookie year. He hit 52 home runs and won the AL Rookie of the Year unanimously. The entire year, he was in a competition with only one player to see who could hit more. That man wounded up hitting 59 home runs and was named NL Most Valuable Player. He, of course, is FORMER Miami Marlin and NEW New York Yankee Giancarlo Stanton!

The Yankees, unfortunately, traded Starlin Castro to get Stanton but THEY HAVE GIANCARLO STANTON! It's basically a heist. The Yankees didn't really give up much to get him and now they have an absolutely stacked lineup. The thought of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton in the same outfield or in the same lineup has gotten me so excited for next year I don't even know what to do. In my head, I keep hearing "Hip-Hop Hooray" playing in anticipation of how many home runs we'll be celebrating next season. I feel like my nephews on Christmas quite honestly.

Look at them! Aren't they two massive peas in a massive pod? And obviously the Judge-Stanton duo is what's getting all of the attention, but every other guy I mentioned above deserves a shoutout too. If a healthy Greg Bird and Aaron Hicks combine with these two sluggers, Didi Gregorius and Gary Sánchez, my goodness, they could wind up becoming Murderer's Row reincarnated.

If it wasn't already super exciting to be a Yankees fan, it certainly is now and I can't wait for 2018. Or 2019 or 2020 and so on.

And let's give Derek Jeter a major assist on this one! I mean, he was the one that traded us, Giancarlo Stanton, since he's now an executive with the Miami Marlins. This proves once again that Derek Jeter is and always will be the most clutch Yankee.