Today, Alex Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees for Alfonso Soriano. Apparently A-Rod will play third base for the Yankees.

I bet the Red Sox are wishing they’d have ponied up a bit more cash and done the deal now.

While the Yankees will field quite possibly the greatest offensive team of my lifetime, it remains to be seen whether that will net them a championship. They may average six runs a game or so, but I suspect that their pitching will be rocked with some degree of frequency. Kevin Brown is
old and hasn’t been all that durable, and If they get on a losing skid anytime during the season I think that Joe Torre will find himself looking for a new job.

But still, I know I’ll have my ticket when they come to town. It should be quite a show.

Addendum: The rumor mill is that Greg Maddux will be signed to pitch for the Yankees.
This is undoubtably part of a
clever strategy for winning another World Series.