$200 Million For This? Where's Costanza?

If there is a God, he must really like me.

So let me get this straight, Joe Torre. You'd rather open the season with a bum on the mound than adjust Mike Mussina's spring training schedule. That's the kind of thinking I like in a Yankees manager.

Then there is this. The idea of the New York Yankees starting Doug Mientiewicz at first base is pretty hilarious to begin with, but the real comedy gem is the idea of not penalizing Andy Phillips for missing part of the spring. One would think that this kind of career performance would be more than enough of a penalty, but Joe sure has his favorites.

Hope continues to build in Boston, Toronto, Baltimore, and Tampa.