IS BERNIE WILLIAMS RETIRED?
It is pretty safe to say yes, although he has yet to make an official announcement. At the start of the 2007 season, the Yankees decided to carry 12 pitchers along with multiple first baseman for defensive purposes, and appointed Jason Giambi as their full-time designated hitter. These moves essentially left no roster space for Bernie. The Yankees extended him an invitation to Spring Training to fight for a roster space. However, Bernie believed (and rightfully so) that he should have been guaranteed a job because he proved he could still be a productive player the previous year. In fact, the Yankees played some of their best baseball in 2006 when Bernie was playing full-time. In short, this was a horrible way for the Yankees to treat a player who had done nothing but good things for them for so many years.
