Welllllllll....things just got a little more interesting. Stay tuned for more.
Update
"You'd almost have to feel sorry for the Red Sox if it wasn't for their own shortsighted nickel-and- diming routine that cost them the greatest player of this generation, maybe the greatest player since -- dare I say it -- yes, Babe Ruth."
<a href="http://www.newsday.com/ny-heyman0215,0,7937130.column?coll=ny-homepage-right-area" Target=_Blank>Read the entire article here.</a>
"When you told one of the kids working behind the counter at the huge Red Sox souvenir store across from the ballpark that the Yankees were going for A-Rod, he looked up and said, "No way."
"Way," he was told.
In a loud voice, the kid said, "Why?"
"Why are they getting the best player in baseball?"
The kid shook his head. "Why do they always do this to us?""
<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/164625p-144230c.html" Target=_Blank>You can read the rest of that article here. </a>
Now let's just hope it actually goes through.
<u>Update:</u> Tuesday, Around 11PM
I'm all jacked up on talk radio and local sports media, and chocolate. Since the Alex news broke I have basically listened to WEEI (local Boston talk radio) non stop. I have heard all the local yahoos take a break from buying scratch off tickets and 30 packs of Bud Lite, I have heard from Boston, Providence and New York media personalities weigh in on this and I have listened to some mild comments from friends and such. My two cents.
1. The Red Sox screwed up. They screwed up by putting Manny on wavers. They screwed up by trying to get ARod, nickel and diming Texas with him, letting Nomar know he is not wanted, and making the Yankees aware that Hicks wants to get rid of ARod at any cost.
2. The Yankees got lucky with Boone playing hoops, despite his contract not allowing it, and blowing out his knee and giving Georgie a reason to get another infielder.
3. Yes, it?s true the Yankees have a lot of money. I get it. Enough. Stop bringing it up. That has, and always will be, the back pocket argument by any Red Sox fan. The only thing different with this ARod mess is that the Sox tried to get him and failed. The Sox have deep pockets, second to only the Yankees, and were not smart enough to pull the trigger.
4. Speaking of deep pockets, ARod, as I understand it, is costing the Yankees 16 million a year. 16 MIL. 16 million dollars which is less than Jeter. Less than Manny. Less than Pedro. He is costing the Bronx Bombers less than two idiots on the Red Sox, one of which you tried to get rid of without expecting anything in return. That, to me, is great accounting. Hicks paid the Yanks 67 mil so they would take ARod off the table. Am I the only one to see this as a great deal??
5. Getting rid of Soriano hurt, but hurt like kiss. Are you telling me that anyone is going to miss his homeruns and stolen bases when the league MVP and one of the best players TO EVER PLAY THE GAME is replacing him. The only real difference is someone will have to pay him huge bucks next year and take on his suspect defense.
6. Jeter will not stay at short stop. Everyone has been saying it and I agree. For now, ARod will do better at third because Jeter can?t play third. Second, sure. But for my money, Georgie, and let?s be honest, Cashman is just the guy shouting out commands with a bullhorn, will trade Jeter for a stud pitcher when the Yanks fail to win the World Series next year. Everyone knows that great pitching wins the prize, and with Giambi, ARod, Sheffield, Posada and whoever else they get, trading Jeter for the next Clemens makes a lot of sense.
7. Who knows how this season will turn out. ARod could be a mess. As good as the Yanks are, they are not Brosius, O?Neill, Martinez, Wetland, Girardi, Knoblauch (yes, Knoblauch), Bernie and the other guys I associate with the great run that started in 1996. And who knows what the Sox will do. Curt and Pedro are two HUGE egos, Faulk is no Mendoza, they have a lot of guys in contract years, will Nixon and Ortiz and Mueller have great years. Who knows. Torre could get fired if the Yanks go on a losing streak. Anything could happen. All I know is there will be 19 games this year that will feel like miniature ALCS game sevens, with hopefully the same outcome.
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