Well, there you have it. The Mark Teixeira sweepstakes has ended and the New York Yankees walk away with the superstar free agent first baseman. All the major outlets are reporting that the Yankees have reached an 8-year deal with Teixeira worth close to $180 million. Once again, the Yankees dig into their infinitely deep pockets and leave the rest the league in the dust. First they lure C.C. Sabathia away from Los Angeles by making him an offer he couldn't refuse, then they snatch up A.J. Burnett, and now this. Believe it or not, my friends, the Yankees have spent over $400 million in the span of two weeks.
This is exactly why I'm a Mets fan. Even if I could get behind American League baseball, I don't think I could ever fully get behind the Steinbrenner Yankees. Personally, I really feel the way they manage that organization does a disservice to Major League Baseball and to the fans. Everyone knows the Yankees are almost solely responsible for MLB salaries having skyrocketed in recent years. The way they throw money around takes that little something away from the game. There's a little less magic in the Bronx. Its more like the last few rounds of monopoly, when your evil sister has hotels on Broadway and Park Place, yet she insists on buying up everything else on the board, thereby taking the fun out of the ENTIRE GAME.
Yeah. It's like that.
Baseball is about so much more than money, at least it is to me. For all the Yankees have spent in this off season, it better be worth it. I would just LOVE to watch them spend all this dough and not make the playoffs again. It would be such a sweet personal victory, however unrealistic. A girl can dream.
I'm mostly disappointed because I really wanted Teixeira to come back home to the National League, specifically with the Nationals. They wallowed at the bottom of the NL East last year, and a superstar first baseman would really have given that organization a lift. Plus, I would get to see Teixeira play the Mets several times a year, and that would have been nice. I don't make it up to Yankee Stadium much, as you can surely imagine. I'd really prefer not to hear about the Yankees any more between now and spring training either. I'm officially over it. If they sign Manny Ramirez, I'll be angry, but not surprised. Hopefully they can manage to shut the hell up for a few weeks and give me some peace.
To Texeira, Sabathia, and Burnett I say: Good luck with that.
-boogie
Tuesday, December 23
Yanks Sign Teixeira
Thursday, September 11
First Division Title Clinched... September Marches On
In honor of the Angels being the first team in '08 to clinch their division, I figured I would take a minute to share with you all the reason why. See below Exhibits A-M to discover how my presence on the field with the Angels aided in their path to October.
Exhibit A: The Field
As you can see from my phenomenal camera skills, I have arrived at Angels Stadium. Much like the Angels have arrived at their playoff berth. This is wonderful proof.
Exhibit B: The Visitor's Dugout
Baseball lives to make me insane and also to dash all my hopes and dreams. I came to Anaheim to watch the Twins kick some ass. The Angels, living up to the Stars Prophecy, defeated them and dashed my hopes. Much like they did not care what I wanted and won the division title anyway.
Exhibit C: Justin Speier
I found Justin to be highly amusing. This makes him a suspect (in this crime I have created that makes no sense to me nor to you, dear readers.)
Exhibit D: Alfredo Griffin
While Alfredo is not a suspect (really, how did this turn into a crime?), he is certainly an accomplice.
Exhibit E: Mike Napoli
The catcher in the very game that clinched the Angels the division. You can see in his face that he wants to up his stats so as to never have to stand next to me again, thus why he decided to bring it.
Exhibit F: Mike Scioscia
Perhaps the most damning piece of evidence as to why my jinx ass is responsible. I would like to provide a quote from my beloved Eisen to sum up this situation, "This is downright unacceptable. One month short of exactly 20 years to the day Mike Scioscia slammed the door on Dwight Gooden's greatness, single-handidly undoing a 3-1 game lead in the '88 NLCS, and here you are serving up your rally monkeys to him and enducing his first smile since that very same moment." Indeed, Eisen. Indeed.
Exhibit G: The Warning Tracks
I have been warned.
Exhibit H: The Bullpen
Where Stars goes, the bullpen creates a problem.
Exhibit I: Torii Hunter
Torii is one of the fiercest Angels out there. And I am one of the fiercest people on Earth. Combined, it could only have been deadly.
Exhibit J: Garret Anderson
A phenomenal left fielder who had 2 hits in the deciding game. I don't know how to take credit for that, but I am open to suggestions.
Exhibit K: The Sunglasses
Stars is a sucker for wonderful sunglasses. She must have subconsciously inspired this gentlemen.
Exhibit L: Mark Teixeira
Both Mark and I were late additions to the Angels field. I think we all know how mine and Mark's presence aided the team.
Exhibit M: I forget who this guy is
If that isn't proof, what is?
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I think I have proven my case beyond a shadow of a doubt. Angels, you're welcome. Best of luck in October!
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