I can't say I haven't enjoyed Scott Boras's desperate spinning, his attempt to squelch the vitriol aimed at his favorite client.
And of course I've enjoyed every second of the Yankees' squeezing A-Rod, or A-Rod and Boras's near-simultaneous "Oh crap, they're serious" moment.
But every so often you run across a story like this. And all you can do is scratch your head.
If Mariano Rivera goes, Joba stays in the pen as closer.
This mere fact alone make Georgie the second-most indispensible Yankee, right behind Jeter.
With A-Rod gone and Clemens going, the Yankees just freed up about a hundred million dollars over the next three years, more than enough to pay Posada, Rivera and Abreu combined.
It is true that, for catchers, when it goes, it goes fast, even for Hall-of-Famers named Bench, Carter, Fisk. Posada could take the money, then come out next year and bat .240.
I just don't think he would.
So sign the guy already.
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I watched the Yankee/Joe Girardi press conference today and have to say I was impressed with Girardi. I had been exposed to him many times as an Broadcaster but he really came across in his managerial role. Now, let's get the rest of the crew signed in addition to getting a 3rd baseman (Joe Crede?).
Quote read in the Post today:
Alex Rodriguez is history with the Yankees and when I asked Hank Steinbrenner yesterday if there were any regrets, he answered quickly and honestly. “No," he said. “[Scott] Boras makes it easy not to have any."
PAC 10 schedule this week:
OSU/USC--Should be no problem for Trojans. I think OSU lost a big player(Bernhardt?)
UCLA/UA--Let's hope the "good" UCLA team shows up.
WSU/CAL--WSU doesn't play well away from the Palouse
ASU/O--This is it! ASU defense may surprise.
Wash/Stanford---Who cares?
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