Other Crap

A-Rod is a Yankee. Selig approves A-Rod deal to Yankees for Soriano and a player to be named later. Soriano must be thrilled, eh? Despite receiving no further benefit from his services, the Rangers will continue to pay A-Rod another $67 million dollars over the next 22 years. By the end of the deal, they will have paid A-Rod a total of $140 million dollars to play on three last place teams. His services will have cost them $47 million per year. Oh, those slick Texas businessmen! Oh, yeah, and Soriano becomes a free agent after the 2005 season, so they'll probably lose him as well, given their likely next two last place finishes. Let's hope the "player to be named later" has supernatural powers. The good news? The Rangers are only two pitchers away from contention. The bad news? Those pitchers are Christy Mathewson and God. And even with Christy and God in the rotation, it ain't a sure thing. You figure Christy would go 30-10 and God 40-0, but the other three Rangers starters would still have to win 25-30 to take the division. Hell, they might not even win enough to edge the Red Sox for the Wild Card.