- Did Scott Boras sell Johnny Damon down the river or what? He spent the beginning of the winter focused on Matt Holliday, hoping he would set the market for Damon. Holliday got $120m for seven years to stay in St. Louis, which was a great situation for him. Damon turned down a two year offer from the Yankees for $14m and wound up with $8m in Detroit.
Yankee Stadium is perfectly suited for Damon's swing. They will compete for the World Series every year and he was loved in the clubhouse. He has made over $100m during his career. Maybe he spends money like a basketball player, but it strikes me that at 36 with two World Series rings, maybe squeezing the last dime out of this deal shouldn't have been his top priority. You can't tell me that he yearned to play in Detroit. Bad job by both Damon and Boras.
- The NBA is truly a dysfunctional league at this point. With teams going in to the tank to save money and clear cap space, it is a league that is clearly in need of a new system. This will happen when the owners lock out the players in 2011. Football is also headed towards a labor dispute in 2011. Wouldn't it be funny if baseball was the only of the big three that didn't have a major labor problem after numerous work stopages in the 80's and 90's? Bud Selig doesn't look so bad after all.
- Speaking of labor issues, after seeing the problems in the NBA, do people really still think that baseball needs a salary cap? It's basically useless in the NBA and the NFL is headed towards an un-capped year. The economy was all we needed to put a damper on salaries.
- Anyone not watching Modern Family should be.
- I think Lost has been great. I am psyched to see what will happen, but a bit upset that it is ending.
- While I was at the Light of Day concert last month, Bruce played with Joe Grushecky. They played a Grushecky song called Talking To The King. In the song, the singer has a dream about having a conversation with Elvis. There's a line in the song "Sometimes I think I sold my soul to become the king of Rock and Roll". I always think how ironic it is when Bruce sings that line since he, maybe more than anyone, definitely did not sell his soul...and might be the current king of Rock and Roll.
- Avery knows the words to a few Bruce and Beatles songs. This might be my greatest accomplishment as a parent so far.
That's all for now...
"It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive..."
JN
