Yankees are making it rain

The Yanks signed Mark Teixeira today to a eight-year, 180 million contract. Thats looks a bargain if you compare it to C.C.Sabathia's 7 year, 161 million contract and it's an outright steal next to A.J.Burnett's 5 year, 82.5 mill. Between the 3 players, the Yankees have spent more than 420 mill this off-season. Amazing. I like AJ, but has he ever pitched more than 2 consecutive starts without getting injured? CC is good, but why overpay the guy when they knew he didn't have many options? Plus they are assuming a huge risk signing a fat pitcher to such a long-term deal. Considering this and other deals the Yanks have signed over the last few years, I would say Teix is probably one of the better signings for them. He is still young and is a very reliable bat.

Even though I understand the business of new stadiums and why every team wants them, I am still amazed at the amount of money the real big market teams generate out of these mega-stadiums. There are two stadiums thats making a lot of news right now. The new Yankees stadium and the Cowboys stadium in Dallas. These 2 teams are just minting money and I don't understand how people and/or corporations are paying 100 K+ for seat licenses in Dallas. That too in this economy. This whole stadium business is getting out of control. Pretty soon, only the millionaires are going to be able to attend games in person in most parts of this country.

The RedSox are again looking like the Kansas City Royals in front of the Yankees after few years of near-parity in the expense department. You better believe that their ownership group is going to start complaining pretty soon. They were not happy even when they spent 180 mill a year and the Yanks spent 200 a year or something while the rest of the league averaged a robust 60 mill or whatever. Now the Yanks might double the Sox payroll at this rate. The MLB might as well cancel the Yankees V Royals and the Yankees V Baltimore games starting next year. There should be a payroll differential law in Sports. If a team spends more than 3 times the other team, they can't play against each other. That might pretty much mean the Yankees and the Sox have to play each other 162 times a year. ESPN will be happy for sure if that happens.

Speaking of Boston, it's amazing what the Celtics are doing. They keep on keeping on and they are becoming almost as big as the RedSox in Beantown. This team is just too good and I can't wait to see them play the Lakers on Christmas day.