Brett Favre

Ultrasaurus.

Spider-Man marathon.

Giganotosaurus.

I like this. Hardy over HHH for the title to top it off.

The Braves were willing spend about 80 mill on Burnett, so theres one team. They just haven't found another pitcher they like.

Grateful Dead.

"Stay classy, San Diego."

Ermm I don't think HBK is going to face JBL at 'Mania. I think they blow this off at NWO after HBK costs him the title at the Rumble.

Jeff Hardy vs. Christian for the World Title? Maybe?

Turns out Brian Schottenheimer and Bob Sutton got fired too. I'd go after Cowher, but he's not going to get control over player personnel so I doubt that's happening.

I'll take Dead Prez (stic.man, M-1):

Shut up.

Who cares about the pick. They get a 2nd one from the Vilma trade. Anyway, the coaching staff blew this. You don't go from beating NE and Tennessee to losing to SF and Seattle in a matter of weeks unless the coaching staff doesn't have you prepared.

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

I'm in.

That's what you believe. I haven't declared anyone champions. However, you can't say they haven't improved the team. That's the best anyone can do now.

Cain, Lincecum, Sanchez, and Johnson is a pretty nice front four.

Adding 20 million was just adding a year. It's not like he signed for 6 years and 161 million. Also, AJ Burnett and Teixeira were going to get about the same or more from the Braves and Nationals.

In terms of value, considering what Santana got last year, anything less than 21 million would have been underpaying. The Yankees added a year because he's a year younger than Santana. They didn't overpay (according to what pitchers at that level, like Santana have gotten). Whether other teams could afford Sabathia or not is another story. The teams that could didn't need him (Red Sox, Mets) were just cheap (Dodgers), or had some combo. The reason they overshot the market (or whatever it was when it started) was to take away teams that may seem like a threat (Dodgers, Giants). But the start of bidding isn't what the price ends up being.

Regarding your box of pens, lets say they are worth 1,000 (they've been worth 1,000 for a while). If someone offers 500, just because that's the most they can offer (the Brewers), that doesn't mean they are worth 500 dollars. The Yankees essentially took out the Angels, Dodgers, and Giants out of the bidding by offering 140 million. I wasn't talking about the Brewers. If you go into a bidding war with those three teams, around the 115-120 range, teams that reside in California where CC is from, it would have not been a smart move for the Yankees. Just because Sabathia got low balled, doesn't mean the Yankees overpaid.

Team defense was addressed with Teixeira, but you also got two strikeout pitchers to prevent balls going into play. With Teixeira at first, a superior outfielder in Swisher replaces Nady in right so they have addressed defense. It's not like they're going to move Jeter from short. Everyone else can hold their own defensively. I'm sure they're looking for a centerfielder. And their farm system remains intact. There's a reason why they preferred to go after Sabathia instead of trading prospects for Santana. They have strong pitching in the minors, and Austin Jackson is a top offensive prospect.

Because the Yankees didn't play a bidding game with other teams. They took them out to begin with by making the market offer (so anything over that would be overpaying). If the Yankees offered 105, then some other team offered 110 and so on, it allows other teams to get into the bidding. Sabathia is making as much as Santana, and that's where his market lies.

Yankees have paid market value for their free agents. Seeing as a lot more baseball fans reside in New York over lets say Kansas City, it only makes sense that the Yankees spend more money to make the team good, for people to watch. This helps generate more revenue all around. And naiwf, it's tough to take you seriously when you have guys like Beltran, Delgado, and Santana making the money they're making on your team's roster.

Earthworm Jim.