Afternoon Baseball

Or, at least, we will be able to now that you've joined the corporate-dress-code Yankees.
Four years, $52 million. A huge signing for the Yankees in terms of removing the temptation to run Bernie Williams out there and in terms of the advantageous deal they got on the contract.

Benjamin Kabak laments the signing of the shaggy enemy, and the loss of the best Yankee player in both our lifetimes. I agree with him, but hey, Damon makes the Yanks better. I don't have to love him, just hope he does well.
Bronx Pride is positively excited, and lists his season-by-season stats and a bitchin' photo.

Bronx Banter examines how Damon's a better average hitter at Fenway, but a better slugger elsewhere. And also entertains the thought of Mike Piazza, Yankee DH.

That'd be soup in the eyes of both rivals. Although I don't think Piazza has anything left in him, as I've made clear. And I was right with all four of those guys, too, which surprised even me.