Yankees Decline Damaso Marte's $4M Option
The Yankees have declined a $4 million option on Damaso Marte, making the injured left-hander eligible for free agency.
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The Yankees have declined a $4 million option on Damaso Marte, making the injured left-hander eligible for free agency.
Upon learning they are two-point underdogs this week at home to the San Diego Chargers, word is Rex's 'Gang Green' feels disrespected and is using the slight as a 'rallying cry' this week. Craig calls it nonsense.
But are the "Champions" necessarily the best team? I still have nightmares about Pittsburgh's Bill Mazeroski hitting that home run off Ralph Terry in Game Seven of the 1960 World Series. The Yankees were better, but the Pirates were the champs!
Assembling more than 4,000 autographed baseballs, it turns out, may not have been as tough a task for Dennis Schrader as proving the collection was a world record.
So Cashman went to work on changing the story. Now, as we wait for word on what we all assume will be a new contract to bring Cashman back as Yankee GM, here are some of the key moves he made over the last three seasons:
You know, we all say the New York baseball fan is smarter and more perceptive than any other fans in the country, but if the truth be told we're as provincial as any of those other fans. When our baseball teams are out, we shut down.
It was a rough week in New York sports. From the Jets and Giants to the Yankees and Rangers, there wasn't a lot to be happy about.
Theo Epstein and Terry Francona – the twin faces of the Babe's broken hex – have been jettisoned from Fenway. We can parse the particulars, but the truth is that the remains of a once-brilliant ball club are buried, along with Ruth's ghost.
The Yankees are better off without the services of free agent slugger David Ortiz. A mix of controversy, age and lineup inflexibility are reasons why he shouldn't don pinstripes.
Big Papi in the Big Apple? Sick of the "drama" unfolding in Boston, soon-to-be free agent David Ortiz admitted on Wednesday that he'd consider jumping ship from the Red Sox to the Yankees.
Assuming he exercises his opt-out clause, can the Yankees afford to re-sign CC Sabathia? The better question is: can they afford not to?
With Yankees general manager Brian Cashman's contract expiring -- and Theo Epstein reportedly jumping ship from Boston to Chicago -- another will-he-or-won't-he discussion is about to heat up.
Say what you will about the dating practices of Alex Rodriguez - the Yankee slugger is consistent. A-Rod likes 'em hot, blonde, and hard-bodied. Just look at his track record: ex-wife Cynthia Rodriguez, Madonna, Kate Hudson, and Cameron Diaz.
Craig has been known to be very 'touchy-feely.' So it came as no surprise when he expressed a desire to wrap his arms around David Ortiz and give him a big bear-hug to welcome him to New York.
Craig had plenty to talk about on Thursday, beginning with the prospect of 'Yankees killer' David Ortiz (who will become a free-agent this offseason) donning the pinstripes.
