Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Um, Happy Holidays.

The title pretty much says it all. Happy/merry Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa or whatever other cheery events I've forgotten.

I'd like to dedicate this particular holiday season to A.J. Burnett and his $82.5M contract. You might ask why I'm not dedicating it to Sabathia or Teixeira, and there's a simple answer: At least for the Yankees, their contracts don't seem anything other than necessities. But Burnett's contract seems mildly unreasonable, which makes him special. (Oh—and there's also my automatic inability to dislike most guys who are or have been on the Marlins.)

The consolation footnotes go to Pat Burrell and Manny Ramirez, who probably thought that they'd have fairly lucrative contracts by now. Good luck.

The admiration footnote goes to Rocco Baldelli, whose persistence paid off when he found out that he apparently doesn't have a mitochondrial disorder after all. Not only is that pretty awesome, but it means that he'll probably be looking at a much better contract offer. Let's just hope it's not with the Red Sox.

Oh, and I couldn't write this post without inserting a little "Christmas came early for Phillies fans" comment, so here it is: If you're a Phillies fan, then Christmas came early this year.

I'll have a post up soon about Jake Peavy and the Dodgers Shortstop Prospects.

No comments: