Admittedly, this blog has been through more fits and starts than Joba Chamberlain’s career, but this conversion to WordPress will hopefully give it the kick that gets it on a permanently forward-moving track. I’ll start off with an element of the recent Posada dilemma that has had me scratching my head.
When Jorge was a free agent a few years ago, the Yankees were dead-set on a three-year deal. Then the Red Sox and Mets got involved, and the Yanks decided they needed to tack on the $13.5M that is currently buying them a designated hitter who can’t hit. Now, I understand that they viewed this year as the premium necessary to hold on to their asset and keep him out of enemy hands. But now he’s no longer an asset. His salary is dead weight whether he’s on the roster or not. It seems that the only things keeping him here are sentimental value and the fear that he can got to the Sox. Sentimentality is how we ended up with the ridiculous contract for Jeter. And the second issue- losing a legend to a rival- doesn’t make all that much sense to me. If the Yankees have determined that a player is no longer of value, why should they care if he latches on with the Red Sox?
We see this all the time: teams refuse to make moves based on the fear that it may come back to bite them. How is this a good way to operate a franchise? Trust your instincts, and cut bait when the getting’s good. Fear of failure can not override the drive for success.
The Truest Yankee 
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