Not a big day today as it was the first day that pitchers and catchers reported. The Yankees announced that they will be naming their Spring Training complex after the boss George Steinbrenner.
Say what you will about "The Boss" but as baseball fans we would all want our owners to attempt to win at all costs every year. Steinbrenner probably went too far in his pursuit to get another World Series win before he retired, as he forced the games best Manager to the Dodgers, and created a huge distraction for the team during the past three seasons. Steinbrenner stil left the club with a good enough impression on Yankees fans, as after all he brought the team back to relevance in the 90's.
It was also announced recently that CC Sabathia will break off all contract talks with the Indians. This is a blow to the Indians, but something they had to have seen coming. Sabathia is a returning Cy Young award winner and the Indians quite frankly can't afford to pay him the 20+ Million he will attract in the open market. The advantage the Tribe have is that they have a stockpile of young arms waiting to take over for Sabathia, and still could have rebound seasons from Cliff Lee, or Jeremy Sowers.
As I was listening to XM radio today I heard that Jason Schmidt will not be ready for opening day this year. This comes as no surprise as he had three injuries to his pitching arm last season. This may go down as one of the worst free agent signings for the Dodgers as rumors were swirling last offseason that Schmidt's pitching arm was not right. Unfortunately for the Dodgers that was 48 million dollars ago.
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