Not locking up Derek Jeter

I think some of the fans are overreacting over the fact that the Yankees are waiting until the end of the year to sign Derek Jeter. I think its not going to be a problem because Jeter will probably get at least 20 million a year from the Yankees. I doubt any other team could even match that, at least not for a shortstop that is 36 years old this year. Only two teams have reached the playoffs with a shortstop 37 or older who played 100 games: Pee Wee Reese’s 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers and Larry Bowa’s 1984 Chicago Cubs.

Jeter is the symbol of the Yankees. The Yankees would do anything for him.

Damon gone to the Tigers

Johnny Damon has agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with the Detroit Tigers, pending a physical, a league source told ESPN's Karl Ravech. During his press conference, he mentions that he always wanted to be a Tiger from day 1 even before he signed with the Yankees. Plus he gets to have his name on his jersey again since the Yankees do not have names on their jerseys.

I wonder how many eyes rolled when he said that. He always wanted to be a Tiger? We all know that he went to the Yankees because they gave him the most money. And he did not resign with the Yankees because they did not give him the salary he wanted. And now he is with the Tigers because he had no other choice.

Some excitement back in MSG

I'm not expecting them to win many games but at least the Knicks are looking more exciting. In Tracy McGrady's first game as a Knick, he scored 26. However, the team still does not play defense. Here are some highlights from his debut.

New look Knicks

It seems that the Knicks have cleaned house and have gotten rid of everyone with large salaries except for Eddy Curry. Once he leaves that would clear up $12 million in 2011 that would allow them to sign another player. This season is already a lost season but the purpose of this is to clear space for the salary cap. Gone are Jared Jeffries and Larry Hughes. Let's just hope that we are able to sign a Lebron or a Bosh. I'm a bit skeptical about Dwayne Wade only because he seems to get hurt often.

If the Knicks do not sign any marquee players, then they are royally screwed since they do not have a first round draft pick this year. Also, they will not have one in 2012 as well.

What is up with the Knicks rotation?

D'Antoni has been running his rotation like its the playoffs. He seems to have worn out Chris Duhon who may be benched in favor of Nate Robinson. Keep in mind that Nate was put in the dog house and benched for 14 games in December. Now he may be the starting point guard. Also Larry Hughes who also was in the dog house seems to have worked his way back into the rotation. I hope we see more of Jordan Hill to see what he can do on the floor.

And yay, the Knicks won a game against the lowly Warriors who basically had their team either suspended or injured.