PICASNER'S NOT DONE

There's still a couple of points to be made.

***HALL OF FAME CHOICE***
The Veterans Committee has added one player to the Hall: Joe Gordon. For those of you too young to remember him (me too! me too!), he's a former Yankee 2nd baseman (also Cleveland). He played for 11 years and he doesn't belong in the Hall. Yes, he was an 9-time all-star and won an MVP, but really, a .268 career hitter. If they're going to let Mazeroski in, I suppose the bar is now low enough. At least Gordon AVERAGED 26 homers a year, great for 2nd basemen in that era, but that's not enough. I guess they'll have to change it to the Hall Of Pretty-Good players. 'nuff said.

***SABATHIA***
It seems the deal is not exactly what it looks like on the face of it. CC has an opt-out clause after three years, like A-Rods. 3 years @ $20 million per year, the last 4 years @ $25 million per year. So the bar is raised, but not quite as high. Take heart all you AL teams. But wait!
Jayson Stark says the Yanks aren't done. He thinks it's possible that they may go after ALL THREE remaining pitchers. ...and Teixeira's not safe, either. I think that's a bit of saber-rattling. I know they knocked off $88 million in payroll and still have over 75% of it uncommitted, but really; all five big time free-agents? Say it with me: THE NEW YORK GLUTTONS.

***EXCELLENT INTERVIEW DEPARTMENT***
The deceased Dan Quisenberry, former relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, had a very weird motion: he was a side-armed, submariner. He was asked one time, if a certain pitching coach had helped him. His reply: "Yes, he found a delivery in my flaw."