Jorge Posada, Tim Wakefield and Jason Varitek do the first pitch thing

Today were the home openers for the Yankees and the Red Sox.  To kick things off, both teams had recently-retired icons of the franchise throwing out the first pitch.

First, Varitek and Wakefield, who emerged from what I will henceforth call the American Flag Monstah:

Then Posada, who looks a bit frosty up on top of the mountain, no?

As someone who was already out of college and married when these guys began their careers — or in the case of Wakefield, enjoyed his greatest success — I feel really friggin’ old right now.