Thanks CC

I have 8 AM class today and I sometimes grab breakfast which I did today. As I sat down, immediately Sportscenter broke a "Breaking News" flash across the screen.
"CC Sabathia has signed with the.... New York Yankees."

Right then and there I knew my day was going to suck. The Evil Empire got their prized fish after waiting over a month to get him and it took everything possible for them to get him. Now some of you are mad, upset and I am here to tell you that you really cannot be for a various amount of reasons.

One of the reasons is the Yankees added another year and another 21 million dollar to their offer. Are you willing to tell me you would pass on 22.8 million a year?! There is not a chance in hell that you would. The sole fact that the Yanks had to add the year and the money tells me he wasnt going to be a Yankee until they made a "Godfather" offer which they did. I am rather convinced he dd turn down the Yankees original offer therefore it led to this monstrous deal. Not only that but the Yankees threw the kitchen sink at him bringing in Reggie Jackson and other various things. He sets a new standard for pitchers and now will be the prize attraction at the new Yankee Stadium.

New York's GM Brian Cashman had to do this if he let another prized free agent go away especially to Milwaukee, his head would be getting set for the guillotine, simple as that. He wanted to leave Las Vegas with either CC being a Yankee or very close. As someone on 1250 WSSP said "Must be nice to have all the money in the world." Yeah, it is but it takes a pitch to convince Sabathia that he wanted to be a Yankee.

Dont call CC a traitor or anything like that because I damn well know none of you take that back the state of baseball euphoria we all had this summer. Also we all made comments all summer, "Well this is nice but we all know he will be in New York or something like it." Watching him pitch every three, four, or five days was like watching Brett Favre in the prime of his career. You knew something special could happen anytime he took the mound. Thank you CC for being so loyal to the Brewers, laying your career on the line and giving it your all. Milwaukee thanks you.

As Doz said to me today.....
"just shows how baseball will never change"
"nobody matter what the Yankees will always be able to outbid everyone by a ridiculous amount"

Its the mindset you need to have in terms of baseball.

-Charlie.