Now this is good new 57…………………… Silva will lose the cubs a bundle of games. So as not to take a loss, they take poison. Amazing.

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr……………………..you could do it the Cardinal way……… David Ecstein…….. and have articles and tears pouring for years on his mistreatment. The Yankee offer was never on paper. Never………… it was a courtesy by experienced illusionists, thats all.

You think Boras fished the 180 out of the Yankees and they had no clue? It was Scottie’s job to establish the price. He did……….160 with the Sox……..and then NY paid it. Same scenario with Holiday me thinks. Cardinals are loving it……………they knew this would happen. They were counting on it.

Sorry RC. I just got out of the shower.

And what a visual that is. By the way, Johnny is a man of the new kids on the block generation, they shave their balls I’m sure. No grey hairs there

the only thing established about Johnnie boy Damon in all this, is that the Yankee’s thought he was still worth 2/10…….and that he thought he was so fast, (stole two bases with a single blow) and was also a famous clutch WS rbi producer, that he is still worth 3/33…………. All the rest was show. The hook is baited………….Yankees were players in the most humane way.

Boras conversation with Damon overheard: “Sorry, Johnny, I gave it my best. It’s all the Steinbrenners’ fault. They won’t show you the same respect as Jeter and A-Rod. We showed them, didn’t we? San Fran is really a nice place, though. Just ask Barry Zito. Oops, gotta go. Holliday is on line two. I’ll be back to you, honest…”

Wouldn’t it be a conflict of interest to represent two players vying for the same job. If Boras where to slide MH in there, Damon should suspect he’s been bent over. Especially once he realizes 2/20 was top of market. Johnny could just go back to KC for the minimum and live off the settlement. That would be Oh so sweet.

This is very true. If he is given equal time verses LH and RH pitching I feel secure in saying if he doesn’t produce good numbers the cards should cut his sorry butt loose because he will not be the player that I believe him to be. 150 starts should be Colby’s hope.

Question still remains who will be the Yanks’ left fielder to replace Damon, since the New Yorkers apparently told Boras and Damon to take a hike. They equate new DH Nick Johnson to Damon’s replacement as it appears the latter is no longer considered to be a suitable left fielder at age 36. Wonder if they have a DH in San Fran? TLR had better get Selig’s committee moving in a hurry… (Edit: Never mind. I forgot I am talking about the team that stationed a cardboard cutout of Barry Bonds out there in left for several years.)

Buster Olney says Yanks next steps after locking up Johnson are to add another starting pitcher and perhaps Mark DeRosa if the price is right. Guess he would be their LF. Not a bad move as it appears they can get Johnson + DeRosa for less than Damon alone. Boras may be overplaying his hands all over this off-season.

Had a boss once who quoted Sun Tzu often. Had us all read “The Art of War”. Fortunately, he was eventually taken down by friendly fire. Apparently, his enemies got a little too close.

In the past rejecting a take-it-or-leave-it has had little risk.

I like the idea of trying to sign DeRosa for 2/12. Unless he’s blowing smoke about wanting to come back. If need be, Mo could do a salary dumping trade or two later on.

I think Colby will start in center 162 times unless he asks for a day off. If he lets something beside lack of opportunity to play stand in his way it tells us what we need to know.

“On Thursday, a team official shot down a report that the Orioles are pursuing St. Louis Cardinals slugger Matt Holliday, who the club believes would be too costly to acquire…”