Dear Mark Teixeira,

Let me start off by saying that I am a huge fan of yours.  However, it wasn’t since you came to the Yankees.  You’ve been my favorite player in baseball since your rookie season in 2003.  I used to get tickets to games against the Rangers and Angels just so I could see you play.  Other Yankee fans used to give me a look asking why in the world I would be such a huge fan of a player who wasn’t wearing the pinstripes.  I would tell them you didn’t have to wear pinstripes to show that you are a fantastic baseball player.

I know you don’t always have your best stuff in the first quarter of the season.  I don’t think anyone but you will ever know why your bat isn’t loud at that time.  However, what is always evident is that I always have your back.  Earlier this season a lot of fellow fans and newspapers were trying to argue that moving you out of the third spot would be the best.  I always backed you up and said that would not be necessary.  YOU ALWAYS COME THROUGH.  And look at you now!  You still are on pace to hit at least 30 homers and 100 RBI for the seventh straight season in a row.  To those fans that didn’t believe in you, I like to say, “I told you so!”

What I admire about you most is that you always have such strong faith in yourself.  I wish a lot of other players out there had a lot more faith in themselves.  The saying is always, “Look at the back of the baseball card,” but you really live up to those numbers because you always believe in yourself.

I know you are wearing the pinstripes now, and that makes me extra excited.  It was honestly one of the happiest days of my life when you signed with the Yankees.  I looked at my friends and said, “We just signed the BEST firstbase player in baseball.”  NO ONE COMPARES TO YOU.  I can’t wait for the year when you have a hitting first quarter.  It will be an EPIC MVP season for you!  Stay strong and keep me proud to be a fan of the Texecutioner!!

Best Wishes,
Kelsey