I think Harp and Manny should go for seven years, with an opt-out after 5, bet on themselves, and try to get one more decent deal at 31 or 33. At 36, no one will give them nearly as much.

Interesting point, but back then every kid in the US that played sports was a baseball nut, not splitting the talent pool with Football, Bball, Hockey, Soccer, video games, cellphones, etc.. Babe was still head and shoulders above everyone. It would have meant more, though, if baseball had been integrated back then,…

Probably because his teammates like him, many of them say he’s helped them a lot, and because the people Girardi is playing like Hicks, Tex, etc., are hitting worse than ARod. The Yanks are 22nd in runs scored and ARod’s only gotten into 60 or so games, sometimes just one AB. 9 homers in 60 games would put him in the…

I don’t even need to win this, just break-even. I’d give up a different championship to get the 2001 Yanks the title after 9-11. Otherwise I would like to take back one of the Rockets rings and give the Knicks the title in 1994 (famous for that 2-18 performance from John Starks). They deserved better, and Patrick…