The single greatest day in New York Yankee history...

[SBR Lou]

[ryanXL977]

another attempt to buy the pennant once again backfires

cc has quite a playoff resume.

[Kingctb27]

another attempt to buy the pennant once again backfires

cc has quite a playoff resume.

Yeah, that 340 foot hr that Victorino hit was a mammoth blast.

If you can't get to the playoffs, why does it even matter? Yanks pitching was bad last year and lost two of their more reliable guys.

That said, they would have been better off with Johan, IMO. Better track record.

[SBR Lou]

[Kaps]

i love the yankees but i dont think sabathia will have as much success in the A.L. than he did in the N.L.....they threw too much money and too many years in the contract....i really hope it works out for them

[Immortality]

$160 million for someone who will help 1 out of 5 games. You lost a pitcher who won as many games as CC probably will. Yankees are not much better off then last year.

Makes me very happy to see them overpay for CC. CC did not want to go there. He left their offer on the table for a month. The Yankees were negotiating against themselves and paid way way more than anyone else was going to. I love it.

[Casperwaits]

CrazyL, I thought you were smarter than this. Oh well, there goes another one of my preconceived notions.

[Tsoprano]

New York Yankees will always be the center of what baseball if today.

Yankees all the way!

[ryanXL977]

Yeah, that 340 foot hr that Victorino hit was a mammoth blast.

If you can't get to the playoffs, why does it even matter? Yanks pitching was bad last year and lost two of their more reliable guys.

That said, they would have been better off with Johan, IMO. Better track record.

right, and myers getting on base every time was great too
and cc was awesome last yr vs the bosox

do you even watch baseball? you were wrong every step of the way, picking chisox to beat tb, picking milw to beat philly

stick with your fantasy baseball

[Willie Bee]

I'm trying to figure out why it's so damn important to people how much any player gets playing in a league without a salary cap? If New York has the money to spend, let 'em do it. Either that or tell the other 29 teams to get off their asses and put their foot down to get something more stringent than this 'luxury tax' joke.

[Boner_18]

Can't wait to watch him hurl 'em.

[jjgold]

He is overweight and has potential for injury

Yanks prove every year money is not answer

[ryanXL977]

while i agree yanks prove every yr that they misspend and are old, his weight has never been a problem, and he has never been hurt

[Nicky Santoro]

Just like AROD was the greatest day in Yankee history, and we know how that's worked out.. 3 world series rings... sorry... i meant.... 0 world series rings.

every time they acquired a major star, they ended up doing worse and worse..

[ryanXL977]

yanks have ZERO farm system

every yr its phil hughes, melky, ian kennedy, cano

all suck

[Tsoprano]

Yankees have always had the spot light, its easy to hate when errors are made. Or the envy for how much money they are willing to shell out without it affecting their bankroll. We even have our own smiley on SBR. --- but seriously, they better get their shit together in the new stadium.

[MoneySportsGuy]

Yankees WS Champs 2009 book it

[Tsoprano]

We can take a nap for the next 60 years, no one would ever catch up. We have locked up the "all time" title many years ago, but will continue to snag em in the near future. We will be back on top, with a vengeance. I hope...

[Casperwaits]

New York Yankees will always be the center of what baseball if today.

Yankees all the way!

T, I think the Yankees WERE the center of what baseball WAS. Not for nothing, the last decade has not been to kind to the NY Yankees. Tough to argue the Red Sox nation hasn't surpassed the Yankees in popularity in the last decade. Not only in the game itself mind you, in entertainment as well. Have the Yankees has a movie based on one of their seasons in the last decade? I think not.

[tacomax]

That said, they would have been better off with Johan, IMO. Better track record.

Indeed. The Yankees are paying around the same annual salary as the Mets gave to Johan. They're not in the same class. But, as WB states, money is a non-factor here.

[MoneySportsGuy]

Tsop,

are you in NYC? Went to the last Friday game at the stadium vs Baltimore- atomosphere was asolutely amazing! Can't wait to get tickets for next season!

[Tsoprano]

T, I think the Yankees WERE the center of what baseball WAS. Not for nothing, the last decade has not been to kind to the NY Yankees. Tough to argue the Red Sox nation hasn't surpassed the Yankees in popularity in the last decade. Not only in the game itself mind you, in entertainment as well. Have the Yankees has a movie based on one of their seasons in the last decade? I think not.

They have won 3 titles in the past decade years, more than most franchises have ever won.

But I do see what your saying, no doubt it has been an ugly stretch for the expectations we have of this ball club.

Hoping next year it starts to turn around for the better.

[Tsoprano]

Tsop,

are you in NYC? Went to the last Friday game at the stadium vs Baltimore- atomosphere was asolutely amazing! Can't wait to get tickets for next season!

Upper East side in Manhattan.

[ryanXL977]

i dont hate the yanks at all, but it clearly isnt working
they have no minor league players, no system. kennedy? huhges? melky? this is the best they have? they have a bunch of old dh's like matsui, damon, posada, and abreau. they are a garbage defense and a bad mgr. fire girardi and go from there

[tacomax]

They have won 3 titles in the past decade years, more than most franchises have ever won.

You can prove anything with selective statistic selection. How many have they won in the past 5 years? How many have the Red Sox won?

[MoneySportsGuy]

Nice man, can' wait to get there soon. Going back down to Florida for spring training games, last spring training went to about 5 or so Yankee games, only 30 minutes for me it was awesome

[Tsoprano]

You can prove anything with selective statistic selection. How many have they won in the past 5 years? How many have the Red Sox won?

The red sox have been on their run as a franchise. Kudos to them.

Now they have 7 titles and currently, a better team.

[bigboydan]

What a bargain the Yankees got. They only overpaid C.C. by about 30 million dollars.

[Tsoprano]

What a bargain the Yankees got. They only overpaid C.C. by about 30 million dollars.

When will people understand, they don't care about bargains, they care about actually getting the player.

Money is not an issue. They are worth more than any sports franchise in history, and always will. 30 million is CC Sabathia shirt sales to them.

While I agree they over pay for just about everyone, the issue usually is who they pick, not how much they pay each selection.

[bigboydan]

The question still remains is why did they spend an extra 30 million dollars when they didn't have too? It was pretty clear that their were no other offers over 100 million dollars for his services.

[ryanXL977]

cowboys are worth more

[Tsoprano]

cowboys are worth more

The Yankees are worth more.

[bigboydan]

Your both wrong gentlemen. It's the Redskins.

[ryanXL977]

cowboys
yanks
then skins

forbes.com

[Tsoprano]

Your both wrong gentlemen. It's the Redskins.

Actually, I was just about to post that.

Currently worth $1,413 million.

Yankees 2nd
Cowboys 3rd