Once again, I whisper under my breath: WTF??!! Mark Texeira to the Yankees for a ridiculous total of $180 million over 8 years. This maddens me. This infuriates me! This is absolutely unbelievable!!
The US economy is in more than a sticky wicket. The interest rates have been slashed to nearly zero. Millions have lost their jobs this year. Stock markets have dipped 40% in the last year. Banks are nosediving into the ground. Yet baseball players...oh how lucky they are, baseball players are raking in money like never before.
WTF??!! WTF??!! $180 million??!! 1-8-0??? I mean, I like Teixeira as a hitter and I look forward to seeing him hit live. But $180 million is just preposterous, pompous! The Republicans said "Drill Baby Drill!" I say to the MLB: "CAP BABY CAP!"
In the Toronto Star today, Vernon Wells said that the race in the AL East next year will be tough. It will be tough for the Blue Jays because of what the Rays did this year, the way the Yanks are spending money, and the way the Red Sox always pulls through. He commented on the way Aaron Hill is recovering and reflected on what went wrong in the Jays '08 season. Being an honest man, Wells remarked that hitting was virtually non-existent and all the pressure was on the pitching staff, who did amazingly well. As well, Vernon Wells joked that he might be booed if he plays for Team USA in Rogers Centre during next year's World Baseball Classic.
In other Yankees news, less pompous news, an exhibition match against the Cubs in early April will feature prices of 25 cents for the bleachers. This is all an attempt to "relive" the events of 1923-when prices were indeed just a quarter. My opinion? This kind of thing should happen more often, especially seeing how elite the prices at new Yankee Stadium will be once the regular season starts.
Leafs got "carved up like a Christmas turkey" tonight.
Raptors...well, one of my friends are calling them Craptors, and one has "given up" already. I really think we should give them some time. The team has been on a roller coaster this season and people need to be calm about it. It's frustrating, no doubt, but this team has the capability to be great. Going to sell 50/50 tickets at the ACC on New Year's Eve! Can't wait!
-D
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