Does CC want to stay in... New Jersey?

Deep thinker Joel "The Bowl" Sherman thinks the Yanks are in touch with Mr. Sabathia and hope he cools it for a bit and doesn't sign with anyone else until they sort out the starter situation first. Why? He's got a nice house.

The Yanks respect Sabathia so much that they probably have given him a window into their thinking — that they would like to get the other starter first so they know where they stand in terms of the threshold before making a firm offer to the veteran lefty. Will Sabathia wait around for that? The Yankees sense he would prefer to continue to play near his New Jersey home and that he loves playing for the team, but recognizes there are no sure things.

Nice crib, Carsten!

C.C.'s actual home in Alpine, NJ

"It is High" Free Real Estate Listings

As a public service, we at "It Is High..." are offering free real estate listings* in an effort to help stimulate the economy.

Here's the first, a spacious waterfront pied a terre in Miami, right near beautiful Coral Gables.

Asking only $14.8 million. Contact seller: Mr. A. Rodriguez.

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Come to Boca, David!

David Cone is reportedly looking for a new place to live. Might we humbly suggest Boca Raton, home to lots of other people named Cohen? (Yes, David will have to spell his name differently, but that's a small price to pay.)

Of course, there are a few redsocks fans down there, but what can you do?