We’re going to take you back to the spring training field at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg in 1965, when Casey Stengel, the manager of the Mets, was introducing one of his catchers to the press.

“This is Greg Goosen,” the Ol’ Perfesser said. “He’s 19 years old, and in 10 years he’s got a chance to be 29.”

Which is to say, being young is not everything. It is a lot, you can take that from me, but it is not everything.

The same is true in the sport near and dear to your hearts, as anyone who has watched the likes of David Liffiton, Maxim Galanov, Peter Smrek, Bryce Lampman, Maxim Kondratiev and Thomas Pock take a stab at playing the blue line can confirm.