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Good points. Like I said before I have watched the Cleveland team developed between 2004-2006 when I watched most of their games and I think Mark Shapiro is one of the outstanding GM's with a cheap owner that hardly get much mention in the national press. Yes - it is very likely that Sizemore, Martinez et all will cash out when their time comes. What you have to remember is that Cleveland has already gone through that process losing players like Manny and Thome and they have bounced back very well in an extremely competitve AL central. If I am a betting man - I will put my money that they will be able to do it again.

I am really concerned that we might loose Lowell if we sign up for A-Rod sweepstake and loose. I am not sold on Youk at all as far as offence goes. What is our option if we can't get A-Rod or Lowell?

At the end of the day - A-Rod is the best player in baseball and we should go after him if we can financially. Noone would argue that he is a class act given his history (snapping the ball from Arroyo's hand to this year's 'Ha' incident at Torronto). But I would still like to have him in my team because it gives us the best chance to win. I like all those 'love of the game' stuffs - but in Kevin Costner movies not in real life. In real life successful people quite often are *******s - that's just the way it is.

David Ortiz must have thrown a block party out to celebrate Randy leaving NY.

I have expressed my feelings regarding this before. A-Rod is the best player in baseball and he might get the best money from at least 5 teams(Yankees, Sox, Dodgers, Cubs, Angels). Apart from the Dodgers - all other teams have a shot to the play-offs almost every year. All these teams are big market teams with good fan base so he will get the endoresement money. Why he would be in NY when he will have to play second fiddle to captain Jeter - when he knows he is much better ball player than Jeter and each and every aspect of the game. Why he would love to be in NY - where the spotlight is always on him - surely he would like some privacy when he takes a stripper out? Why he would be in a city where the fans constantly booed him till the first game of this season - where he hits meaningless 'homeruns' and chokes in clutch? I do not see any single reason why A-Rod would prefer NY (unlike Mo, Petite, Posada - he could not care less if Torre goes or stays) - and it will be nice if Jackson and GOM can enlighten me. On the otherhand - Lowell is a product of Yankee system - much less baggage - and will fit in great in that clubhouse.

OK - I think it is commandable the way Yankees made the playoffs from being 14.5 down. At the same time - the final result does not live up to 200 million $ payroll. Noone answered my question - I think A-Rod is gone - Mo and Posada stays. I hope there is a second part to the T-Mobile commercial between Rocket and his wife and he doubles the prize money this time.

Quick question at this point - Is A-Rod a Yankee next season? What do you guys think?

Thank you Cleveland - that game at times made me real nervous. I think somehow Yankees would have pulled through if there was a game 5.

Continuing my theme - last appearence from one of the classiest catchers in the Yankee uniform?

Get the last goddamn out - so I can get some sleep.

Told you this will be exciting - hopefully not disappointing.

Key is to retire at least one before A-Rod comes to plate .. Edit - OK - he did that - thanks to Captain Yankee.

Any chance this is Mo's last out as a Yankee?

Borowski needs to get over the fact how A-Rod hit a walk-off home run of him at the Yankee stadium. He is going to face him again - but this will be much more crucial situation.

Yanks go to Mo - this is going to be an exciting finish.

We should thank Torri for using Joba with 5 run lead last night in my opinion.

Perez got out of that innings - please do not bring him back Wedge.

Perez is really making me nervous !!

At least A-Rod answered all the post-season clutch craps - Don't go back to NY now.

8 more outs - feels like eternity!!

This Yankee line-up can score 4 runs faster than I can take a piss.

Lofton comes up empty again!!

Not sure I agree with that part .

Time for Lofton to get a hit.