Gom

As per Joel Sherman of the New York Post: http://www.nypost.com/seven/12102008/sports/yankees/yanks_close_in_on_sabathia_deal_143481.htm

We have GM in New York who's not afraid to make a deal. If we had Omar instead of Cashman this past year, we go to the World Series.

I still don't know the whole scoop on this BOY thing. You guys try to figure out BOY. I'll hang out with the GIRL.

All your fantasy points belong to us. You're going to eat those words this Sunday. I'm Joe Namath. First I'm going to guarantee victory. Then I'm going to get drunk and try to kiss a female reporter on national TV.

This is the surest, most positive news that relates to CC signing in New York. I fully expect CC to sign with the Yankees with 72 hours to one week. You have yet to be right about anything, so this would kind of complete it. Watch and see.

Dreilly...you should be ashamed of yourself. Losing a playoff spot to me...sad. You guys better hope and pray someone knocks me out. You'll hear about this until next season if I win. MUH HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!

Jay Cutler/Denver: Fighting for playoff seeding, all but guaranteed a playoff spot Larry Fitzgerald/Cardinals: Fighting for playoff seeding, all but guaranteed a playoff spot Terrell Owens/Cowboys: Fighting for a playoff spot Jericho Cotchery/Jets: Three way tie for 1st place in AFC East Adrian Peterson/Vikings: Leading NFC North by one game Marshall Lynch/Bills: Last place in AFC East Tony Gonzales/Chiefs: Last place in AFC West So...the only ones I see rested are Lynch and Gonzales. I'm not worried about Gonzales, he'll get his touches. I have Warrick Dunn, Willis McGahee, and McClain to back up Lynch. I don't have a single starter on the Giants, Titans, Panthers, and Steelers. Back to your comment..which team was this directed to again?

FEAR ME...ALL OF YOU!

Pats go undefeated last year, lose to the Giants, this year dont even make the playoffs. Giants go on to win the Superbowl again, going 15-1. Brady is never the same [sadly, you hate it to be injuries]. Patriots fall to mediocrity in the weak AFC East. Bellichek never makes it back to the Superbowl, and in 2011, Patriots get sick of his act and quietly buy him out. He goes down as a cheater and never able to win the big game without an unfair advantage.

You guys can only hope you can hold the core together like we did. A lot of things go wrong over time. A lot of things go right. You just never know what will happen over the years. Papelbon can blow his shoulder out. Pitchers can figure out Pedroia is nothing but a singles hitter on the outer half of the plate. I'll be damned if I can figure out a major hole in Youkilis's swing, but maybe he breaks his wrist punching a water-cooler. Maybe Lester gets a recurrence of his melanoma. Maybe none of it happens, and they remain superstar players, or improve. Who can honestly say?

One comment...leads to much laughter. I LOVE IT!

If they had planned that...they would have offered arbitration, you idiot.

Wow...I didn't think I cared. Let me check. Nope...don't care.

Giggity!

I wonder what the age of consent is in Japan.

Is she hot?

Look...I am not against buiding from within. In fact, I'm all for it. I'm also for improving the team in free agency & trades. Who isn't? My problem is with the person in charge. I haven't really seen anything I like. You guys are talking like building from within is a novel concept that he came up with. The Red Sox develop better talent. So do the Cubs. So do the Dodgers. So do the Mets. In fact...every large market team develops better talent than the Yankees. Why? Man in charge. The thing is, the two men before him, Stick and Watson, did the job better than him by a long shot. It's not even close. Stick took a terrible team and build a championship roster. Watson kept it going. Cashman ran it into the ground. Last I saw...the both worked for the same ownership group. I think he's one of the worst GMs in the game. If it wasn't for the ludicrous amount of money he has at his disposal, he would fail miserably. Now..that being said...a GMs job is a "what have you done for me lately" position. So...he still has a chance to salvage his standing. If you remember, he said that if he had left, he wouldn't have "liked what was written" about his tenure. What would have been written is that he was a failure. Now...lets look at the issues this team has at this point in time. He has two starting pitchers under contract, both coming off major injuries. Wang Chamberlain He has a very solid bullpen. He has a lineup that is highly dependent on one player for most of it's power in Arod. He needs to replace the production of Giambi and Abreu. Forget his mistakes in the past, which have cost the Yankees dearly. He needs to fill three rotation spots, and acquire at least one solid bat to protect Arod in the lineup. Let's see what he does. My hope? CC, AJ, and Manny/Tex. Leave the fifth spot for Hughes or take a chance on Sheets rather than Andy. If he gets three of those four, I'll change my tune. If he gets one, he has failed. If he gets none, he should be fired immediately.

I know...trust me, I know.

Good move by Epstein. Ah...how nice it must be to have a GM who has an idea of what he's doing.

Exactly what do you like? Fact: Team has done worse every season he has had "total control". Just look at their record. Fact: Since he has been GM in the late 90's, he has not drafted a single starting position player or pitcher. Forget what moves he should have made, didn't make, etc. Those are two indisputable facts. Guess you like mediocrity.