Apparently, ol' friend Andy Pettitte can't feed his family on $10 million a year.
And, the Braves are making an early run at AJ, hoping to lock him up so when the Yanks miss out on Sabathia, AJ is off the table too. The offer is reported to be $80 million over five years.
The Holy Man, according to the New York Times, doesn't feel he should have to take a paycut from last year's $16 million salary.
Yeah, because he did so much to deserve that $16 million last year:
-Busted for PEDs. Thou Holy Man lieth...
-Posted a 14-14 line last year with a 4.54 ERA...
-Wrapped up the season strong by going 2-7...
Fuck, forget the $16 million, after a year like that, lets give him $20 million for 2009.
The overview is that both the SF Giants and the ATL Braves are trying to make the Yankees grab their ankles:
The Giants are preparing a $100 million offer for CC, and apparently SF is his wife's first choice. Bitch.
And, the Braves are making an early run at AJ, hoping to lock him up so when the Yanks miss out on Sabathia, AJ is off the table too. The offer is reported to be $80 million over five years.But hey, at least the Yankees will have signed Derek Lowe and traded for Nick Swisher, right?
As I type, all the windows on the second and third floor here at the IIH, IIF, IIc compound have been sealed shut and Duque and I are under 24-hour supervision.
And, the day wouldn't be complete without P-Abe chucking a few spears over Joe Girardi's head.
What started out as a post about Joe Girardi's charitable Catch 25 Foundation turned into another Abraham bitch fest about Girardi not telling Abraham and the rest of the New York media every single intimate detail about his life, both on and off the field, and how Joe Torre was so much better, yadda, yadda yadda. And without hesitation, longtime Lohudder and pain in P-Abe's ass, Clare, ripped right into him with this lovely post:
"I like how Peter has plenty of advice for what Girardi needs to do to improve his job performance. Yet we’ve all seen how Peter takes professional criticism. Some members of the media feel they are the ultimate arbiters of others’ worth, yet believe they themselves are completely objective and above reproach. So glad, however, that Peter deigns to support Girardi’s off-field activities, despite his apparent misgivings about Girardi’s managing abilities."
You go, girlfriend!
Christ, the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas can't get here quick enough...
P.S. - Can someone at Lohud please give this man a raise? Look at the shirt he wore in public, to a bar no less, for Chrissake!
The guy is a professional reporter and has written a book (albeit only for sale overseas in Tawain)...
ReplyDeleteIs that the only shirt he can afford to buy to rock out in at a club?
Was he wearing sweatpants under that thing?
What the hell was Plaxico doing wearing sweatpants with a Glock in them?!?!?
FWIW, the Giants just signed Edgar Renteria to a $18M deal, according to K.Rosenthal@FoxSports.
ReplyDeleteI imagine they don't have money to burn, especially with the Zito noose around their necks... Does this take them out of the CC runnning?
Private note to El duque:
ReplyDeleteSomeone has to tell Yankee Shamus where ( and when ) the real Yankee winter meetings are held.
And where the real business of the Yankees gets done.
I'll leave it in your hands....
That's his Dachau tribute shirt, commemorating the Holocaust. He shouldn't be smiling, though. That's disrespectful.
ReplyDeleteNice pic. Wonder where Moe and Larry are?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a muumuu.
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