The Yankees spent money. It's what they do. And other than the exorbitant numbers involved — $161 million over seven years for CC Sabathia and another $82.5 million over five years for A.J. Burnett — it's hard to argue with their strategy. Full Article at NBC Sports

It felt like a birthright early in their careers. They were young and Yankees, and that meant a lifetime in the World Series. Maybe there would be a one-year hiatus from the Fall Classic or two years between trips up the Canyon of Heroes. Full Article at New York Post

To play in the NFL, you have to make a show of going to college. To play in the NBA, you have to get through high school. Full Article at Slate

Dave Eiland spent his last three big-league seasons with his hometown Devil Rays, going 6-12 from 1998 to 2000. He needed two Tommy John surgeries within a year before retiring in 2002. Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times

1. In the 22nd round of the 1990 draft, the Yankees selected an overweight starting pitcher out of Deer Park High in Texas, who did not like the Yanks’ initial contract offers and went to San Jacinto Junior College. Full Article at New York Post

It’s one of those lose, lose situation, because when you you’re a baseball writer, you automatically have 20/20 hindsight vision. I like the way Girardi has done it. 8th and 9th, if he sees a high leverage situation, he brings in Mo. Full Article at Sports Blogs