The whole A-Rod situation

Well, who saw this coming? Part of me is convinced that this is some sort of negotiating ploy by Boras, because who would put himself through the humiliation of this. A sampling of headlines this morning revealed that A-Rod is crawling back(complete with picture of him on his hands and knees of course). Lovely.

Anyway, if A-Rod is back with the Yankees, I think they are a better team than I initially felt. Without A-Rod, they lacked that fear of god middle of the order hitter. The Yankees do have some question marks, dont get me wrong(first base, will Melky hit like a major leaguer, will the young pitchers hold up well over a full season), but they are no worse off than last year. I'm still predicting 2009 as the year it starts to fall apart(Posada catching, Damon trying to play centerfield, no Abreu, a declining Matsui, etc), but thats over a year away, so Yankee fans, enjoy the ride while it lasts.