Something for a snow day

With looming contract years for Jeter and Rivera some fans are probably feeling a sense of worry about the future of the two core players. I know for a fact that there is no way either of them will ever play for a team other than the Yankees for any reason. I have full confidence that Cashman will lock up Jeter for the remainder of his career,after all he is the face of the franchise. With Rivera now forty years old and probably not having many years left in the league, it is a safe bet that the Yankees will give him a contract which will be based on how many years he will pitch until retirement. I personally think that the team should allow him to stay to help groom the next closer in waiting, whomever that may be. Now that that is in mind, the reasoning behind not giving a contract to Damon makes more sense. I am pretty sure fans would much rather give Jeter 14 million a year than Damon, that is not saying that the fans didn't like him, but Yankees fans love Derek Jeter more.

2010 is going to be interesting in football, and now that it will be an uncapped year that makes for a very exciting free agent period. It seem that Osi Umenyiora is still at odds with the Giants after being taken out of the starting lineup for the final part of the regular season. With that in mind it is best that Umeniyora make nice in talking with Tom coughlin so that the Giants organization won't be tempted to look at hims as a potential distraction. He and Justin Tuck are two of the best pass rushers the team has, and if the rival Cowboys have taught us anything it's that disgruntled players can bog down an entire team if they are not reeled in expeditiously. My hopes are that the change in coordinator will give some closure to the situation, however the uncapped year could bring a player like Julius Peppers to New York if all is lost. While Peppers is a major dynamic and a menace to any offensive line, he does want a franchise tag, and I don't know if the giants are ready to make that kind of investment with a free agent. I would really like to see Osi stay, but that is up to the result of the meeting he has with Coughlin. it would be much better for Perry Fewell to have to core of the defense that won in 2007 still in tact, that will make for an easier transition considering he is new to the team. Remember Sheridan failed the Giants because of his lack of communication with the defense, an angry player will make it increasingly hard to focus on the task at hand. The Giants certainly need to get on the same page with the players that Sheridan alienated in his system, New York is normally good with damage control and that will come in handy when trying to keep around one of their best players.