Don't Cha' Know
I can't believe that Robinson Cano won't be on the Yankees next year, and try as I may, it bugs me.
This is where the non-Yankee fan is supposed to jump in and tell me that they aren't the only team in baseball and how selfish and stupid I am for not believing that an extra $65 million can sway a man.
Is it worth $65 million to go to Seattle and never be heard from again?
That team stinks and Cano, as great a player as he is, can't do it alone.
Is it worth $65 million to give up the exposure of playing in NY?
Supposedly Cano signed with Jay-Z to maximize his off the field endorsement possibilities. He wanted to be a big star.
The only big star from Seattle was that dude from Nirvana, right?
(I won't make any cracks here).
Oh yeah, there was Frazier Crane.
Is it worth $65 million to not be a Yankee legend?
Yeah, Cano had that kind of future.
Mantle, DiMaggio, Ruth, Gehrig, Yogi, Reggie, Jeter...hell even Bernie, Tino and O'Neill.
Paul O'Neill sent a tweet after the signing:
"Oh, Robby! New York is the best place to play!"
And love them or hate them they are there...every night, every inning, every year. Cano will be playing his game at 10 p.m. Eastern Time. About a million less people will see him homer every time next year.
And he will homer less.
He's going to a huge park. Yankee Stadium was built for him. It was partially responsible for him making $240 million.
But there will be a press conference early this week and Cano and Jay-Z will stand side-by-side and tell the world that it wasn't a money decision.
That they like the future Seattle has.
That they like rain.
And coffee.
That the Yankees disrespected him with their paltry $175 million dollar offer.
That it will all be just fine.
That it's about winning and helping to build a winner.
I remember feeling sad when Andy Pettitte left about ten years ago.
He came back when his deal ran out.
He was happy that he pitched closer to home for a few years.
(Cano is half a continent from home now).
But Andy said it best when he returned:
"There's nothing like playing for the Yankees."
Don't cha' know, it's gonna' hit Cano in about Mid-June when his team, is absolutely buried and he's sitting in his hotel room catching the highlights on Sports Center as the world pays tribute to Jeter.
That's when it will hit him that $65 million doesn't go quite as far as he thought.
This is where the non-Yankee fan is supposed to jump in and tell me that they aren't the only team in baseball and how selfish and stupid I am for not believing that an extra $65 million can sway a man.
Is it worth $65 million to go to Seattle and never be heard from again?
That team stinks and Cano, as great a player as he is, can't do it alone.
Is it worth $65 million to give up the exposure of playing in NY?
Supposedly Cano signed with Jay-Z to maximize his off the field endorsement possibilities. He wanted to be a big star.
The only big star from Seattle was that dude from Nirvana, right?
(I won't make any cracks here).
Oh yeah, there was Frazier Crane.
Is it worth $65 million to not be a Yankee legend?
Yeah, Cano had that kind of future.
Mantle, DiMaggio, Ruth, Gehrig, Yogi, Reggie, Jeter...hell even Bernie, Tino and O'Neill.
Paul O'Neill sent a tweet after the signing:
"Oh, Robby! New York is the best place to play!"
And love them or hate them they are there...every night, every inning, every year. Cano will be playing his game at 10 p.m. Eastern Time. About a million less people will see him homer every time next year.
And he will homer less.
He's going to a huge park. Yankee Stadium was built for him. It was partially responsible for him making $240 million.
But there will be a press conference early this week and Cano and Jay-Z will stand side-by-side and tell the world that it wasn't a money decision.
That they like the future Seattle has.
That they like rain.
And coffee.
That the Yankees disrespected him with their paltry $175 million dollar offer.
That it will all be just fine.
That it's about winning and helping to build a winner.
I remember feeling sad when Andy Pettitte left about ten years ago.
He came back when his deal ran out.
He was happy that he pitched closer to home for a few years.
(Cano is half a continent from home now).
But Andy said it best when he returned:
"There's nothing like playing for the Yankees."
Don't cha' know, it's gonna' hit Cano in about Mid-June when his team, is absolutely buried and he's sitting in his hotel room catching the highlights on Sports Center as the world pays tribute to Jeter.
That's when it will hit him that $65 million doesn't go quite as far as he thought.
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