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Anyone see Rask's mask today? Despite the depiction of the bear tearing up the Yankee jersey, it was a pretty sick mask. http://www.thegoalieguild.com/?p=2866

Ahh I forgot to include that one in my post. PNC is GORGEOUS and has some AMAZING views. 1b behind Coors and Safeco

The fact that Montero will only be 26 when Tex's contract is over is amazing. I almost forget how young he is. I agree that at that point making him the regular 1B is the best option, but 7 seasons in an undefined role seems like an eternity. Great problem to have though I suppose.

Did it occur to you that they might still sign a guy or 2. I doubt the Yanks go into 2010 with the team as-is. There's still a lot of time left in the offseason to add a guy or 2. I will admit though that IF the season were to start tomorrow this is a pretty dead on roster. I would send Logan to AAA to start the season though unless he absolutely WOWS in spring training, and look at bringing another lefty to camp in the meantime.

The little tidbit about the yanks reaching out to both the Phils and M's about Lee was interesting. Too bad it never went anywhere. I don't see how we could have matched up anyway without losing Montero, Joba, or Hughes. Maybe it's for the better.

I haven't been to them all obviously, but from what I've heard and seen on TV and in pictures Coors Field and Safeco are 1 and 1a. The new Yankee Stadium is gorgeous of course. Camden Yards is a gem as is AT&T Park in San Fran (I definitely want to see that ballpark in person).

Good for the Cards. They need him more than anyone else does.

To be fair I don't think anybody expected Damon to be playing CF at the end of his contract back when we signed him. I know I didn't. I had my concerns even at the time. That is pretty funny. Could you imagine?

I realize all of this, and I'm glad you do now too. The point I was making is that at the time PEOPLE, particularly RED SOX FANS talked about the possibility of a deal as if it were definitely going to go through. Some Sox fans considered him a part of the team at one point. So I don't know what you're talking about. Way to go trying to stir up an argument from nothing, based solely on your retardation. Nothing I shared was an opinion, I was pointing out the opinions YOU GUYS were sharing. Time to go destress now, you get me so angry sometimes.

Or would they be better with Bay in left, Cam in center, Ellsbury in San Diego, and Lackey as their #3? Good signing by Omar, the Mets desperately needed this. They need pitching even more desperately though. I wonder how big the dropoff in Bay's numbers will be going from Fenway to Citi. Probably something to keep an eye on. Either way it's still a huge addition.

I do need a haircut....

Na I got it....it just wasn't funny. Rather than comment on the joke I commented on the M's signings. What are you now, a comedian or something?

They had Cordero in the minors last year. Bard will give them some depth, which they need behind the plate. I'm not sold on Rob Johnson.

Ummm......did you watch Cano play at all last year? He was quite good on defense. One of the best at turning a double play. His defense has improved tremendously since he came up. Do you really believe this, or did you just say it for the sake of argument?

Heyman's reporting that the Yanks aren't interested in Dye.

I'm not a big Dye fan and would much prefer Reed Johnson. However, if Dye can be had cheaply then I would be in favor of exploring it. but you have to be on a different planet if you think he'll get a base salary of just $2mil. I agree with an incentive-laden contract, but I can't see him accepting a base that low. $5mil is the lowest I could fathom.

Jeter 1, Crawford 2 would work much better IMO.

I think they'll get Capps. he wants to close.

Like I said, that's all he's got going for him. But hey, at least we have the speed off the bench.

I know it's a good trade, believe me, I'm just disappointed about them trading my favorite player, which I know is getting the the way of my objectivity a little bit. I'm glad they solidified the rotation, just disappointed it was at Melky's expense. Even before he came up Melky was my favorite player in the Yanks system. I saw him play his first big league game in '05, and was at the game in '06 when he got called up and played right field in that Johnson vs Beckett game where the RJ got ROCKED and we lost like 13-4 or something. Even as he made an error that night, I still argued and defended him the whole time. The clutch hitting and energy he brought to our club this past year was special and it's unfortunate that he's gone now. I must say though, I'm really happy we won it all with that group while they were still together. Matsui, Melky, Damon, the core 4, A-Rod, etc. Only thing that could have made it better was Mussina and Giambi being there. But players come and go in this game, and it's a part of the game we as fans have to accept. Hopefully this move makes us a better team and gives Melky the opportunity to progress as a player, and maybe one day we'll see him back in the Bronx. I'm sure he's devastated about being dealt, and I'm sure Robbie Cano's not too thrilled either. Not that it should, but hopefully his best friend being dealt doesn't impact his performance at all. As for Crawford and Holliday. The difference is that Crawford fits better with this team as a top of the order bat and strong defender. Holliday is a one-dimensional player who is probably in his prime. I don't see him improving much beyond what he's already done. Not to mention he's a righty, and I don't like his swing for this park. Crawford on the other hand would be a legitimate power threat while stealing about 50 bases a year. What are you talking about? The only thing Gardner can do better than Melky is run. Melky plays a solid defense, has an above-average arm, and is Babe Ruth compared to Gardner. It's not even close.

This is pretty cool, apparently 2 boarding school teams, Taft and Avon Farms, played at Fenway the other day. Also the BU and BC mens teams and the Northeastern and New Hampshire woman's teams will play a doubleheader at Fenway on January 8th. It's cool to see that they're using the rink for more than just the Bruins/Flyers game. http://www.courant.com/sports/high-schools/hc-fenwayhockey1222.artdec22,0,2236577.story http://www.courant.com/media/photo/2009-12/51210258.jpg http://www.courant.com/media/photo/2009-12/51204152.jpg

I agree. I like Duke, but I wouldn't want him on the Yankees.

Also, the Yankees signed 24 year old outfielder Javier Herrera to a minor league deal. He was once considered the best defender in the A's system, and can run like a cheetah. Good depth move. http://blogs.thetimes-tribune.com/yankees/?p=3456 They also reportedly sign catcher Mike Rivera to backup Montero in Scranton. Formerly a Tigers prospect, he has spent time as a backup in Milwaukee recently.