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4th year guaranteed? You gotta be kidding me. No way this guy does better than 3 years $45 million on the open market.

I hate to say it but I would honestly let Mariano go if he sticks on that fourth year. He was good last season, but not great. Did anyone really feel like the game was over if he came in and the Yanks only had a one run lead? I know I didn't and I hated that feeling.
I don't think there is a good replacement out there so I don't know what the Yanks should do (Francisco Cordero?) but I just don't like the idea of Mariano at 41+ years old trying to get people out with one pitch, at a lower velocity.

Jeter will be fine on both counts. His statements about A-Rod leaving were just to sooth the team and the fans, that the team would be fine. Who cares if they don't like each other anyway, I hate the guy two offices down from me but we have to work together so it's cool.

I really can't feel bad for Derek Jeter about anything. His life is just too good.

Gee, I'm not Goldman or Sachs, but it seems pretty obvious to me that a compromise could be worked out here to save face for both sides concerning Mo.

Why not have the 4th year be guaranteed by performance clauses based on year number three??? By having good numbers in year three, that would indicate that Mo still "has it" and justify the 4th year. And, at the same time, it would be motivation for Mo in year three (at age 40) to have a good season. That would be to the Yankees advantage because they would be getting good numbers from a 40 year old RP.

This stuff really isn't all that hard!

Jose Molina and Yankees reach a 2 Year 4MM Deal

Jim A. is right, he's getting to demanding. Mutual options and incentives should be offered if they still want a 42 year old pitcher. If he's still unhappy, Cordero wouldn't be a bad closer.

Glad about Molina, he's a great back up.

What team out there is going to give Mo a 4 year deal?
Boston? They won't even give their WS MVP a 4 year deal.
The Mets?
Nope. They have enough problems trying to shore up their rotation.
The Angels?
They don't need pitching help and besides, they have K-Rod.
The Dodgers?
They have Saito and other needs, but with Torre there, it's possible.
Forget about small market teams.
So where is he going to go?

Good news on Molina - best back up the Yankees have had since Posada and Girardi were splitting time.

I would set up a vesting option for Rivera - that way all he has to do to get the 4th year is stay healthy which is what the Yankees are afraid he won't be able to do.

Billy Boy,
I think ARod might be in the market for a new agent. Sounds like you might be that guy. You have my vote. Glad Molina is signed. Catching has been taken care of. Girardi met with Mo and he sounds confident Mo will be back. Mo would not have left that impression with his new manager if it wasn't true. Girardi is respected by his former teammates as a standup guy, so we should not be too concerned. Mo just wants to let Hank know he isn't no punk to be played with.
Machisimo! (Who you lookin' at?)

Jim A,

Yeah, he made me nervous a lot this past season when he came in with a 1 or 2 run lead. This is especially true when he walked the leadoff hitter or the other team strung a couple of hits together with less than 2 outs.

Chip, don't think it's the health side that Yanks are worried about ... it's the "effectiveness" side. Think about this, how are the Yanks going to ask the GREAT Mariano Rivera to step aside as closer in that 4th year? They can't. And, if Yanks kids come along (Hughes, Joba, Ian, Tabata, Jackson) you got to figure Yanks will be right in the thick of things 3 or 4 years from now.... do you really want a 42 yr. old Mo to shut the lights out? I don't. Sure, he has the potential to break down but in all likelihood, his cutter stops "cutting" and I personally believe Mo will be average at best in year 3 of this deal, much less year 4.

The reality is that Mo has now become a mere mortal. He's just one of the best closers in the game like a Wagner or K-Rod or Nathan, etc. He is no longer the automatic 1-2-3 sittem down guy! That is why there is now some doubt in us when he comes in with that 1 run lead. We have been spoiled for so long that it's tuff to watch a mere mortal.

JIM B.-
As always, thank you for your "frankness". With Chamberlain "in the wings", the Yanks should stand firm with their 3 yr offer to MO. The problem now is, when you pull a "waffle job" like H\H did with A-OPT, the negotiating ramifications are huge and long term. Mo believes his importance, ( past and present), is just as significant as Posada, hence his hardline for that 4th yr. Mo also sees the Yanks offering an outsider\Lowell, ( who is swithching positions), 4 yrs, so his stance is very understandable. The Yanks need to give MO a deadline of Thanksgiving Eve, and if he hasn't responded by then, remove the offer from the table, and move on.

heard somewhere that Mo mentioned Arod contratct ... as in, Arod will be 42 when that contract ends so why can't I get my 4 year deal? I'll be 42 when this one ends? Not good ... like Roy just said, if H/H does it for one they need to do it for another, esp. a Yankee legend. However, I would stand firm at 3 yrs./$45 mill ... Mo's got no avenues to go down. Nobody is offering him 4 and 60 and nobody is matching 3 and 45. maybe somebody goes 4 and 50 for him but who??? potential WS teams don't need him (Sox, Angels) ... Tigers just signed Jones, Indians brought back Borowski, Twins re-signed Nathan ... Phillies???? Doubt it for that money ... Dodgers??? possible but they have a solid closer .... so where???? Swallow your pride Mo and, as Alec Baldwin said in Glenn Gary, Glenn Ross ... "Sign on the line that is dotted!!!!"

As far as Jeter: The law is on his side. It's just that simple.

Besides, who has more credibility these days: Derek Jeter or Eliot Spitzer?

Glad Molina is back.

Jim A., you hit it spot on with Mo. He's going to need to quickly develop his change and two seamer if he's going to be pitching into his 40's.

Sorry, but one more thing on A-Rod. Another sign that our organization is foremost about turning a profit instead of winning: They give him up to $25m in incentives if he beats B*rry Bond's record.

We all know that something like that would mean loads of money for the Yankees but why not give him the incentive money if he wins the World Series, or even gets there.

With $25m on the table for hitting home runs, it spells disaster. Even the best players rarely hit home runs when they are trying to and with TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS as the reward, it's impossible for him to tune it out.

I know I sound like a broken record but signing A-Rod was the best possible scenario for turning a profit and the worst possible thing for this organization for winning a World Series.

You know you're an a$$hole if Derek Jeter, the classiest, greatest leader of our generation, doesn't like you.

So depressing that we have ten more years. I feels like the 2004 Election Day all over again.

I agree. The way to go is offer a fourth year team option based on performance. It will give him incentive to produce. I know he it the immortal Mariano Rivera but the years and money for this contract offer are based on his future performance not his past.

Question is.. which milestone will A-Rod have a better chance of surpassing? The single season homerun record of 73.. or the historic mark of reaching 800 career homeruns?

Chasing74 or Chasing800

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The Yanks created the MO situation with the Posada offer. As I said last week, they should have offered Posada 3 yrs guaranteed at $15 million per, with performance incentives that could add $2-3 million a season. Roughly the same amount of money they guaranteed over 4 seasons, without that 4th year risk. They then could have made the offer they have currently on the table without "ruffling" MO's feathers.

I say the 800 home run mark.

Roy,

You can't offer the same amount of year to two different players at two different ages who play two totally different positions. That's like saying because A-Rod got a 10 year contract that Santana should get a 10 year contract. We all know that position players in general have longer careers then pitchers. It’s like apples and oranges.

Also Mo is coming off of a declining year (numbers wise) and Posada is coming off of a career year. Mo knows exactly what is going on. He is just trying to get the most that he can.

Not only do Mariano and Posada play different positions, but Posada has the ability to continue his career as a 1B/DH. That is why 4 years is a fair contract for Posada. Same goes for Arod even though you can not compare anyone's contract to Arod's.

Mariano needs to get his head out of his ass and realize these things. He is not the same pitcher he once was and no one believes he can pitch another 4 years. Even if he can continue as a setup man he would not even be worth 10 million in 4 years.

Sorry Mo, but if you feel disrespected by the Yanks giving you a 4 year 45 million dollar contract then you should just leave. Greedy bastard.

McCarthy,

You know that all this resentment is based on the Yankees not negotiating with Mo in the beginning of the season. Mo really needs to forget about his pride or else he is going to be pitching in LA for the next three years at about 5 million a year.

MIKE-
The total dollars spent on Posada, and offered to MO, are almost identical. The "problem" is the number of years guaranteed. The 40 yr old catcher is a dinosaur. There are several 40 year old "chuckers". Mo figures the Yankee "risk" with a 4 yr guarantee is less, than they currently now have with Posada. Plus, Mo sees that Posada didn't even have to "haggle" for his 4yrs. It was just handed to him. The 3 yrs at $15 million per + performance incentives, was the way to go with Posada.

Hank Steinbrenner mentioned he will not go to 4 years for Mo and the difference between this and the ARod situation is that ARod and Cynthia approached them. He also said they got into a little trouble with MLB, owners, GM's for the amount of money they are going to give Mo. Time for Mo to get over it, and sign. Steinbrenners are only paying you, so you don't have to have dinner with the guys.

Roy,

You are correct, but as McCarthy pointed out, Posada can be a DH/1B if needed. Mo can't. I understand both sides and in my opinion pay them whatever they want but keep the years down. We are dealing with plenty of those contracts right now (Giambi, Mussina, Damon). So basically after a long winded response, I am agreeing with you Roy. There had to be one day that we would agree. Haha

Red Sox System Works

Red Sox have a system in place about giving players that are a certain age more than three years. This system has worked for them and I don't think you will see them waiver on it. Red Sox fans have attached themselves to players like Damon, Pedro and Lowell but so far the Sox have proven to be right on this issue. I trust if Lowell walks they have a plan in place. I am so glad the Sox are building this team right and not doing what the Yankees are doing. The Yankees seem to be chasing the Sox and worried more about them than trying to build a team to win the World Series. This is the way the Sox used to be run.It's like the Yankees and Sox have switched attitudes. Thoughts?

That will be the day when the Yanks are "concerned" about what other Owners or GM's think about what they are paying players, not to mention "retain" their own players. I'm anxious to see "IF" the Yanks spend big dollars on any free agent period, Lowell included.

Anon,

I don't see that at all. All they are trying to do is win. They don't care what team it is, they just want to beat them. Yes they have made some bad signing but so have every other team in the league. I know it is hard to believe, but the Yankees are not obsessed with beating the Sox like the Sox are with the Yankees. The team is not built to beat the Sox. It is built to beat everyone.

Once again I feel that the Yankees shoould be flexible, despite what they said in the past. There is no reason to think that Mo can't add some pitches and perform well for 4 years. We need him!

Offer him 4 years at $12.5. It sounds like more, but with the present value of money it really isn't. If we have to eat the 4th year, so be it.

Jon K,

The only thing I don't like about that is what if he terrible at age 42 and he is still under contract? He would be taking up a roster spot that could be used for a productive player. Also think about this, what if you do have the situation that I just mentioned, imagine the PR disaster if the Yanks had to the let the great Mariano Rivera go in the middle of his contract.

JON-
There is no reason to give MO that 4th year, if no other team is. If the Yanks do, they are bidding against themselves.

the difference between arod at 42 and mariano at 42 is simple.. pitchers get hurt at over 3 times higher rate then position players....

also as others have mentioned Jorge can play 1B or Dh..

3 yrs $45 mill is more then a fair offer for Mo.. Mo is not just stubborn but he is unreasonable... his new contract would be more then $4 mill a yr. more then any other reliever.. also wagner got a 4 yr contract when he was 34... Mo is 38 now.. give it a rest, man be reasonable.. the greed and ego's of these guys are staggering........

I understand how MO is seeing the situation, but I would still give him that Thanksgiving Eve deadline, and move on if he doesn't respond.

Once again - it seems pretty obvious to me that a compromise could be worked out here to save face for both sides concerning Mo.

Why not have the 4th year be guaranteed by performance clauses based on year number three??? By having good numbers in year three, that would indicate that Mo still "has it" and justify the 4th year. And, at the same time, it would be motivation for Mo in year three (at age 40) to have a good season. That would be to the Yankees advantage because they would be getting good numbers from a 40 year old RP.

This stuff really isn't all that hard!

Nice work by Karstens for Team USA -- beating Korea 3-1 today in the quaterfinals of the World Cup. He is 2-0 in the tournament. This time he allowed one run on five hits in seven innings. He struck out seven without a walk and threw 66 of his 82 pitches for strikes.

This tournament gave him a chance to show what he can do now that he is fully back from his injury and time off for rehab. It's not MLB but is a nice progression in recovering from his setback. He seems like a nice kid with a lot of heart and I hope he'll find a place somewhere.

In the meantime he may just have increased his trade value at the right time for the Yankees as they finally get closer to beginning to try to improve the team for next year.

Steinbrenners comments are in Star Ledger. Sounds like he is pretty clear on the Mo situation, and has informed Cashman that is how they are going to proceed.
Yankees and their fans don't give a rats ass about what the Bosox are doing. We want to win the WS (we already beat them head to head). We are trying to find the combination to get us to the promised land - the World Series.

You can make a lot of money if you are a psychiatrist working in Boston. What kooks! Take a bath already!

Mike form Jersey,

Without giving specifics, where are you located in Jersey? North or south?

Flashback -

Karstens is out there trying to pitch on a broken leg while Pavano is vacationing for 4 years with a bruised butt (from a wallet that's too fat). This difference in character is what separates the kind of players that I want to see on the Yanks.

Bergen County

Amen, Billy Boy.

Wow what a coincidence. I too live in Bergen County. Ok I was just curious. I could tell from your attitude that you were from Northern Jersey. Haha

Looking at that peanut butter ad, maybe the Jeter on the left lived in Tampa and the Jeter on the right lived off of Columbus Circle.

Maybe it's like the Parent Trap... only with a multimillionaire handsome single major league All Star

Hey Sully speaking of movies (and I know you hate talking about it on this site because of abuse from other bloggers but I don't care what they say), how is the movie doing?

Billy Boy,
Here, Here! Well said.

Rasner also pitched with a broken finger- guts and determination is what it's all about.

I like the idea of giving Mo an automatic renewal of the 4th year of his contract if he reaches certain numbers, say 30 saves and an ERA under 3.2 or something like that, even strikeouts per walks ration, something like that.

I was actually worried when he said he wanted to open the new Yankee Stadium because I wasn't sure he could make it, so I am definitely skeptical of him pitching beyond 2009. I really figured he would come out and throw the first pitch at the new stadium as some kind of ceremonial gesture and then immediately retire. Like I said earlier, he's got one pitch and when he loses some velocity on it, it won't move as much and when it doesn't move, it gets hit.....far.

Love Mo. Has been our MVP for all these years. Last year he showed a little decline & it would surprise me if he was even as good this year as last. At 3 years, 45 Mil is definitely overpaying, as he will NEVER produce at a super dominating level for 3 years that this $ would dictate. That said, he has EARNED that deal & he should be grateful & take it because NO ONE will give him 4 years at that kind of $. Come on Mo, don't let your emotions overrule your common sense. You are a lifelong Yankee & need to stay right where you belong.

Roy,

The difference between Posada at 40 and Rivera at 40 is that Posada can be moved to DH - Rivera is a pitcher, pure and simple.

Again, this is all hot air because in the end Mo is going to have four choices:

3 years with the Yankees
3 years with someone else for less money
4 years with someone else for what the Yankees are offering him over 3
Retire - and since he said he wants to pitch four years, I think retiring is out.

Tucson Ken,
I agree, the contract offer he got is certainly more of a 'Thanks Mo' contract than it is an expectancy of him doing what he did the past decade. We all know that at this stage of his career, he's certainly not getting any better.
If he were just any old FA and not a Yankee legend, we'd be pissed if he got more than two years.

Well said Ken. As they say "Don't bite off your nose to spite your face".

I'll grant Karstens and Rasner this, both of them have lots of guts - too bad that things would have to go terribly wrong for them to play anything more than peripheral roles on this team.

Well said Ken. Now let's just hope that Mo reads all of our comments. LOL

Well... we're only in 30 some odd theaters so naturally we didn't break any box office records.

Basically for a small movie we are hoping for some nice reviews and if we are lucky a cult following.

Well, we ain't getting the cult following. I guess mainly because our distributor's spending on publicity is similar to the Devil Rays commitment to winning the AL East.

But we got some nice reviews (including from a couple of national sources) and some bad reviews (man they hated us in Detroit!)

When it comes out on DVD, we'll put a bigger press on the release because films like ours make their money back on home video... but you get a better DVD release and cable TV deal if it appears in the theaters.

It's a strange animal. Ours is not the kind of film people go out to see but its one that should be on your NetFlix cue or find on IFC or SciFi channel. But in order to get there, you have to slap it in a few dozen theaters or else it ends up in a bin.

Anyway... thanks for asking. It's probably going to play for one more week and then go away... only to reappear next spring or so at a Borders/Blockbuster/Barnes and Noble near you

He will back I just think he is trying to make the Yankees sweat a little, but in the process he is making himself look like a typical greedy player.

I knew Mo had mentioned a couple of seasons ago that he wanted to pitch in the new Yankee Stadium and even then I was skeptical. I figured okay, he can go out, take the mound at the end of the first game and pitch to one batter as a ceremonial gesture of sorts and hang it up, with the crowd at the new stadium going nuts and thanking him for a marvelous career. Now he wants to pitch beyond 2009 and I'm worried about it.

Let's face it, if we were talking to some other FA, and we heard the Yankees were offering a 38 yr old pitcher (with one pitch) a 3 yr deal, we'd be mad as heck. This contract offer is really just a "thanks Mo" contract because it certainly won't be because we expect the Mo of years past to take the mound. His best days are behind him and he has to acknowledge that.

Mo is on crack for not taking the 3 years $45 million. In fact, the Steinbrenners are on crack for even offering that much. $45 million for 200 innings. Unreal.

What I will never understand is why the Yankees for so long could knowingly - and "knowingly" is the key word here - overpay jackasses from other teams like Pavano, Big Unit, Giambi, etc. and then suddenly be "fiscally responsible" with their own guys who have been instrumental to their success. They played hardball with Bernie, Jeter, even Mattingly in their pre-free agent years, and now they're doing the same with Mo and Jorge, who are the quintessential Yankee types.

Front offices know that when they award long-term contracts they're really paying for the first 1/2 of that contract and assuming any good production from the player in the last half will be a bonus. If the Yanks will happily shell out 3 years to a 42-year-old Randy Johnson, why all the hand-wringing with Mo and Jorge? Is there some kind of didactic undertone the players are supposed to read into this? Or are the Steinbrenners just playing the "keep the Yanks on the back pages of the tabloids" game again?

Just give Mo his 4th year. It's not like the club won't have the cash or something.

Sully, LOL. Parent Trap.

We need to be willing to eat our losses rather than leave non-productive players on the roster just because they have contracts - so I would dump Giambi now, and Mo in year 4, if that's what it takes - I'd rather have a happy Mo even if no one else offers 4 years, than a resentful one.

Heyman starts his contract with M&MD show by performing as Boras apologist in his first bi-weekly appearance on the program.

Just trying to send this to find out whether it's my name, my e-mail address, or the innocuous content of my previous message that is being held for approval.

Well it took me a couple of days to get used to it but I have no problem with the new format.

I don't know Caspian, I was pretty stoked when the Yanks signed Pavano, RJ, and Giambi. It's one thing to say that you shouldn't overspend on home run hitters who put up great fantasy stats (i.e., Giambi), but I have no problem overspending for a lights-out pitcher. In hindsight it's easy to say that Pavano and RJ were busts, but at the time they looked like good signings. RJ was going to be our Schilling, and Pavano was a young pitcher entering his prime coming off of a breakout season. As for Giambi, he was awesome before he had to stop taking steroids.

Here's an interesting question that I came across on another blog.

What kind of offer do the Yankees make to Derek Jeter when his contract is up after the 2010 season? Jeter will be 36 yrs old.

Caspian ... that's EXACTLY what the Yanks are trying to reverse. It seems the new regime is trying to get away from doling out the BIG contracts for aging players. I don't think you'll see the days where the Yanks will be trying to sign aging, big name players anymore (like Unit, Clemens, Brown, etc.) ... the lessons are long and painful form previous mistakes and I sincerely believe Yanks are trying to do things differently. I hope they stay the course on this ... I have NO PROBLEM letting an older guy (like Mo) walk if he thinks he can do better someplace else. Like I've said before ... thanks Mo, we love you, we'll put #42 in the monuments one day but at the same time, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Fenway improvements and renovations
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http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/

The Red Sox today unveiled their plan for Fenway Park improvements this offseason, which will include the addition of a new restaurant in center field and new seats to the State Street Pavillion.

According a team press release, more than 800 new State Street pavilion seats, plus standing room tickets, will be available for each game. Most of the new seats (approximately 620) will be installed on the third base side of the park; the remaining (approximately 220) on the first base side.

More tidbits on the renovations, courtesy of the Red Sox? media relations department:

# Beyond the seats on the third base side, a dedicated area, ?standing room corner,? will provide a unique view of the field. In addition, the club is adding permanent upgraded restrooms and concessions that will serve the State Street pavilion and the Green Monster.

# In addition, new, linear scoreboards will line portions of the EMC level fascia. The ?LED? technology gives full color, clear information regarding the batter, the pitcher, the count, and other key game information. This improvement will help fans with compromised views of the scoreboards in center field and left field.

# Bleacher Bar & Grill, a year-round restaurant in center field, is scheduled to open at the start of the 2008 season. Beneath the bleachers that previously sat atop the visitors? batting cages, it will open onto Lansdowne Street, with a view into the ballpark as well.

# The Sox will add new staircase from the Gate A area on Yawkey Way to the back of the Grandstand at Section 27 that will improve vertical circulation, as will a new elevator and stairway in left field.

# Eight new private suites, available on a single game basis, will replace the six that were housed in the temporary boxes placed on the pavilion for the 1999 All-Star Game. Those two boxes, the ?K? and ?B? suites (named for their proximity to Kenmore Square and Boylston Street, respectively), are scheduled to be removed starting today.

# Fenway offseason improvements also include waterproofing the seating bowl in the bleacher area, a project that requires replacing the seats (already sold to fans) in these sections. The seating replacement gives the Red Sox the opportunity to add wheelchair locations with sightlines and companion seating.

# The Red Sox also plan to provide a fully equipped kitchen and new restrooms on the clubhouse?s mezzanine level. [/quote]

The rich getting Richer...... The Redsox also Raise Ticket prices by %9 next year.

I have a question nobody seams to have thought of, WHERE DOES JETER PLAY IN 2 YEARS IF !@#$-ROD SIGNS?

Most shortstops play 3rd base when they do not have the range & Jeter's range is shrinking.

So Yankee fans if you want !@#$-Rod so bad do you want Jeter to leave after his contract is up?

Then we can be the New York A-Rodkees & play at the House that A-Rod Owns.

Where was Tom Verducci on the Hot Stove show last night? Didn't Randy Levine and Tom have a problem recently?

This Jeter witch hunt is a disgrace. Jeter has been a New York Yankee for, what, about 15 years? and the Tax Man has suddenly determined he can't live in Florida if he's a New York Yankee? With all the traveling he does all over the country and playing only 61 games in New York during the whole year, Mr. Tax Man will have his hands full proving Jeter's main residence is in New York. I can only imagine that the Tax Man is a Mets or Red Sox fan. That would explain the sudden witch hunt.

The Yankees will offer him what ever money and years they need to keep him, especailly if he's healthy and still making that leap throw. Jeter's life long goal was being a Yankees and winning as many WS rings as Yogi. He still has some work to do here. I don't think his infield partner will have anything to do with his choice of team. Unless the Yankees completly do a 180 he will retire a Yankee and I doubt they let him become a FA, they will talk contract extension right away. Money in the bank!

make that 81 games -- still that's 81 days out of 365

If 3B is still being adequately played by Alex then there is always CF for Jeter, he's an awesome athlete and if he's open to a switch in positions I'm sure he can play the outfield.

Center Field is that the only option?

There is no answer that is the problem.

He is not a homerun hitter so DH is out. Maybe 1st base but you usally want somebody who could hit homeruns over there also.

In 3 years he is probably going to be a lot slower so CF is out, maybe LF?

This is going to be an issue in 3 years more than likely 2 because his range is shrinking quickly.

Again if you had a choice A-Rod or Jeter you guys decide because more than likely this can happen.

I've got you now, Jeter!!!!!!!!!!

He is not a homerun hitter so DH is out. Maybe 1st base but you usally want somebody who could hit homeruns over there also.

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Since the Yanks already have such a loaded lineup, they can afford to have players who don't have much power hit in positions that are traditionally geared towards power hitters.

Case in point, what do these three Yankees have in common?

Doug Mientkiewicz, Andy Phillips, and Miguel Cairo.

All three were the regular first basemen at some point last season and none of them have any power whatsoever.

Secondly, Johnny Damon also doesn't have a ton of power but was the regular DH last season from May through August until Matsui screwed up his knee and couldn't play the outfield.

You guys are gonna sign Lowell from us?!?!?!?

Evil Empire strikes again

And we still scored over 936 runs.

As I said earlier, no way to 4 years for Mo. If he insists, my answer would be Good Bye!

I don't believe Red Sox Fan is a Red Sox fan for a nanosecond

Very interesting! Mo take it and the Yankees should not offer more in fact Mo is getting a better deal than Jorge. If you consider innings played. The Yankees have made Mo an offer no other team in baseball will want to beat in my estimation.

The Yankees will have a core of older players in two years. Jeter will be 36, Posada 38, Arod 34 and Mo 40 if he signs. With pitching the focus maybe Mo will be stuborn and move on. He's very emotional. I can still see Lee Mazilli trying to get him off the ground after the 2000 WS victory.

Jeter could be the DH and play some limited infield. He has to adjust. Its this simple.

And we still scored over 936 runs.

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The Yanks scored 968 runs in 2007.

As I said earlier, no way to 4 years for Mo. If he insists, my answer would be Good Bye!

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If Joba Chamberlain wasn't an option - would you still be so willing to let Mo walk?

Who would be Mo's replacement if it's not Joba?

It's a legi