Dating back to the early days of spring training, any chance Aaron Boone has gotten over the past few months, he has thrown his support behind Willie Calhoun.
The verbiage has differed at times, but the message and belief has remained the same: Willie can really hit. Willie can bang. Willie’s a natural hitter.
Over the past week, Calhoun has started to reward that faith.
At a time when the Yankees have been ravaged by injuries and have been looking for somebody, anybody, to step up and take advantage of the opportunity, Calhoun has begun to answer the call.
