Yankee Ignorance Reaches New Heights

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow!   So began Macbeth’s soliloquy, as he remained resigned to the fact that his life, his ascent to power, and his closest associates, were all dissipating one at a time.  It is a sad consistency over the past eight years for certain Major League franchises to expand their payrolls from being just slightly bloated into gargantuan monstrosities.    Today, Dec. 23, 2008, the New York Yankees agreed to terms with first baseman Mark Teixeira.  The Yankees have agreed to sign Teixeira to an eight-year deal worth $180 million!  That means approximately $23 million per season.  To put that figure in laymen’s terms, that is more than half the total payroll of the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays, also known as the defending American League Champions!    I now turn my attention to one Hank Steinbrenner.  Will you learn anything from your father, Hank?  You cannot possibly BUY A PENNANT!  You want ... (link)