Yankee solution to the Redsock era: Look busy

Last week, Hal and Cash achieved their main objective: A back page. But that's about all.

Don't get me wrong: I'm not complaining. Third place teams need to make the scene, touch the flesh, return the phone calls. But between A-Rod's trial, Robbie's likelihood of a drawn-out signing process, and now the delays in posting Tanaka, we could be seriously handcuffed by our own uncertainties, when the dominoes start to drop.

That's a spending swing of about $350 million, and we won't know nuthin until Christmas. Ouch.