Yankees fans have incredible reason to binge watch (or hate-watch) new 'Survivor' season

For those who are interested in seeing a pretty direct manifestation of "Street Smarts vs. Analytics," Season 51 of Survivor might do a pretty good job of showing how the New York Yankees' methods would work in the wilderness.

There are snakes. There are rats. Both of them work in the Dodgers' front office. Otherwise, everybody's just competing to be in the Final Three and argue for their worth at Tribal Council. This time around, Yankees assistant director of baseball operations Mike Pinsky is among the castaways who'll be dropped onto the Fijiian island to compete in Survivor's upcoming season.

The show has produced countless iconic moments over the past two and a half decades, but will now have to reckon with something it's never touched before: Can you calculate the expected weighted deliciousness percentage of a coconut? And do you have enough time to do so before someone outmuscles you, conks you on the head and steals your berries (and hidden immunity idol)?

Smash cut to Pinsky being eliminated at the Final Four and saying straight to camera, "Well, you know, we really do view the fire-making challenge as more of a crapshoot. You've just got to get in and hope you're the one that gets hot at the right time."

Also, how fitting that Survivor just wrapped up its epic 50th season packed with winners, fan favorites, and those who helped define the show's rise ... and now, the very first season after that, a Yankees executive is popping on. Dealing with a depressing reminder that the best days may already be over? A Yankee will always be there.

And, of course, who's the best to ever do it? That would be Boston Rob. Nothing bad ever happens to Boston athletes, swear to God.

Yankees front office will be challenged on Survivor Season 51

Genuinely, it will be very funny to see a bunch of people who have no preconceived notions about how the Yankees front office operates encounter Pinsky in the wild. Will he act like the smartest person in the room? Will he try to claim unquestioned authority, even as the people around him present valid challenges to his expertise? Or will he buck the trend, leading with grace and busting up a bunch of the fanbase's pre-packed narratives in real time? Maybe he'll even get a lesson in the importance of chemistry that he can take back to the mainland and try to instill in the Bronx (remember the audit?)?

Ah, who are we kidding? It's more likely he gets medevac'ed on Day 4 for stepping on a stingray.

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