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Alex Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
Mark Teiteira
AJ Burnett
CC Sabathia
Mariano Rivera
Jorge Posada
Johnny Damon
Hideki Matsui
Xavier Nady
Robinson Cano
Andy Pettitte
Nick Swisher
Chien-Ming Wang
Damaso Marte
Jose Molina
Melky Cabrera
Brian Bruney
Cody Ransom
Jose Veras
Joba Chamberlain
Edwar Ramirez
Brett Gardner
Phil Coke
Jonathan Albaladejo
Ramiro Pena

Team Total

SALARY

33,000,000
21,600,000
20,625,000
16,500,000
15,285,714
15,000,000
13,100,000
12,000,000
13,000,000
6,500,000
6,000,000
5,500,000
5,400,000
5,000,000
3,750,000
2,125,000
1,400,000
1,250,000
     455,100
     432,975
     432,575
     422,450
     414,000
     403,300
     403,075
     400,000

201,449,189

CURRENT ROTATION

1. CC Sabathia
2. AJ Burnett
3. Andy Pettitte
4. ?????
5. ?????

TEAM CAPTAINS

1. Hal Chase                      1912
2. Roger Peckinpaugh   1914-1921
3. Babe Ruth                     1922
4. Everett Scott             1922-1925
5. Lou Gehrig                 1935-1941
6. Thurman Munson       1976-1979
7. Graig Nettles             1982-1984
8. Willie Randolph          1986-1989
9. Ron Guidry                 1986-1989
10. Don Mattingly          1991-1995
11. Derek Jeter              2003-pres.

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Mo problems coming down the road?

Mariano Rivera wearing a Red Sox uniform. If that's not enough to scare you silly, then you cannot call yourself a Yankee fan. But this is going to become a real possibility, according to Rivera, if the Yankees don't figure out how to solve his contract issues. It is fairly simple. Mariano wants a contract extension before his contract expires after this season. Brian Cashman has spoken to him and reiterates the fact that the team obviously wants to keep him. However, Cashman also stated that he does not want to negotiate contract extensions during the season and he does not want to make an exception even for the great Mariano Rivera, because then other players who wish to negotiate contract extensions during the season will be asking the obvious question, "If you can negotiate with Mariano during the season, why not me too?" Further complicating this whole issue is the fact that Mariano believes the Yankees are leaving Bernie Williams out to dry, and he may be worried about the same possibility for himself. While that might be a bit of a stretch to say the least, Mariano feels as if he is being disrespected. While I don't think there is a possibility of Mariano playing for any other team next year other than the Yankees, I certainly hope that things don't get nasty behind closed doors. This is a mess that doesn't need to happen.

Some other notable recent events:

Roger Clemens is thinking about staying retired. No big loss there. It's not like the Yanks are lacking starting pitching these days. In fact, there is talk of trading Pavano if he can prove he is healthy and strong as they will then have an abundance of arms. So without an opening in the rotation, I don't see the point in bringing back an old, once-great pitcher on the sole value of his name rather than his ability to pitch. The sooner he retires, the sooner he can get elected to the Hall of Fame.

The future George Steinbrenner is not impressive so far. Steinbrenner's son-in-law and designated successor Steve Swindal, who is also the Yankees general partner, was arrested Thursday morning on charges of driving under the influence in Tampa. One thing I have always loved about King George is that while he demanded discipline, focus and absolute dedication from each of his players, you sort of got the impression those were the qualities that he took with him in life. This is how he attacked his career and how he approached life. Let's hope this is an isolated incident and not a reflection of Swindal or a sign of things to come.

Labels: Clemens, Contract negotiations, Rivera, Swindall

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ALL-TIME SAVES LEADERS

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2.
3.

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Trevor Hoffman
Mariano Rivera
Lee Smith

SAVES

591
526
478

ALL-TIME HITS LEADERS

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1.
2.
3.
4.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
82.
83.
84.
85.

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Pete Rose
Ty Cobb
Hank Aaron
Stan Musial
Andre Dawson
Ken Griffey Jr.
Vada Pinson
Luke Appling
Derek Jeter
Willie Davis
Steve Finley
G. Van Haltren
Alex Rodriguez

HITS

4,256
4,198
3,771
3,630
2,774
2,763
2,757
2,749
2,747
2,561
2,548
2,532
2,531

ALL-TIME HOME RUN LEADERS

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8(T).
8(T).

NAME

Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Willie Mays
Ken Griffey Jr.
Sammy Sosa
Frank Robinson
Mark McGwire
Alex Rodriguez

HR

762
755
714
660
613
609
586
583
583

27 WORLD SERIES TITLES

1923 - 1927 - 1928 - 1932 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1941 - 1943 - 1947 - 1949 - 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1956 - 1958 - 1961 - 1962 - 1977 - 1978 - 1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2009 - ????

16 RETIRED NUMBERS

1      BILLY MARTIN
3     BABE RUTH
4      LOU GEHRIG
5      JOE DIMAGGIO
7     MICKEY MANTLE
8      YOGI BERRA
8      BILL DICKEY
9      ROGER MARIS
10    PHIL RIZZUTO
15    THURMAN MUNSON
16    WHITEY FORD
23    DON MATTINGLY
32    ELSTON HOWARD
37    CASEY STENGEL
44    REGGIE JACKSON
49    RON GUIDRY

40 HALL OF FAMERS

Frank Baker 1916-19, 1921-22
Yogi Berra 1946-63
Wade Boggs 1993-97
Roger Bresnahan 1901-02
Frank Chance 1913-14
Jack Chesbro 1903-09
Earle Combs 1924-35
Stan Coveleski 1928
Bill Dickey 1928-43, 1946
Joe DiMaggio 1936-42, 1946-51
Leo Durocher 1925, 1928-29
Whitey Ford 1950, 1953-67
Lou Gehrig 1923-39
Lefty Gomez 1930-42
Goose Gossage 1978-83, 1989
Clark Griffith 1903-07
Burleigh Grimes 1934
Ricky Henderson 1985-1989
Waite Hoyt 1921-30
Catfish Hunter 1975-79
Reggie Jackson 1977-81
Willie Keeler 1903-09
Joe Kelley 1902
Tony Lazzeri 1926-37
Mickey Mantle 1951-68
Joe McGinnity 1901-02
John McGraw 1901-02
Johnny Mize 1949-53
Phil Niekro 1984-85
Herb Pennock 1923-33
Gaylord Perry 1980
Branch Rickey 1907
Phil Rizzuto 1941-42, 1946-56
Wilbert Robinson 1901-02
Red Ruffing 1930-42, 1945-46
Babe Ruth 1920-34
Joe Sewell 1931-33
Enos Slaughter 1954-55, 1956-59
Dazzy Vance 1915, 1918
Paul Waner 1944-45
Dave Winfield 1981-88, 1990