Steve,

Thanks for the answer. I expected he would be up there. Will miss him a lot. Unless the Yanks know something about his knees that the Angels don’t, I think we’ll regret this move. Nick Johnson is not a bad pickup, but I don’t think he is a good fit in the two hole – high OBP but slow from 1st to 3rd doesn’t help. Matsui would have brought more to the team. but only time will tell.

Sorry to interrupt the Damon chatter but regarding Matsui, how Cashman just let him go pisses me off. The guy balled and he was a class act! If you looked up the definition of class act you would see a picture of Jeter and him. This hurts and I promise you the Yankees will regret it. Now do I want them to regret it? No, but I believe he can still play and he is playing with our 2nd biggest AL rival so we will face him again…OFTEN!!

@ clintfsu813:
For me, yea. Except in Damon’s case. I just don’t like Damon.

So, its the years, not the player?

@ clintfsu813:
I don’t want to lock another player into a long term deal. Otherwise, the Yankees could end up being locked in mediocrity a few years down the line. In this post PED world, you have to really watch who you sign to mega deals.

If you think Cust can hit better than JD, i’ll take your word on it. What are your thoughts about Holliday? I’m reading so many different takes on that. Nomaas thinks its a great idea to sign him, readers on here dont wanna touch him.

@ clintfsu813:
Not me, I’m so done with Damon. I’d rather take a shot at Jack Cust to see if he can be a second Swisher for DH.

Anybody else thinking…we better bring back Johnny for DH/LF. Matusi only got 6.5mill from LAA. We could have swung that easy.

Of course, a tip of the cap and raise of a glass to #55. Seven years that ended at the very top of the mountain…….And he’ll get a standing ovation that first homestand when the Angels visit.

If you ever wanted to sell NY to a free agent, show them a clip of when Wade Boggs first AB when he returned to the Stadium after leaving the Yanks, or when Tino came back as a Cardinal.

You can win in other places, but when you win as a Yankee, it’s remembered forever.

From that 2003 Opening Day Grand Slam against Joe Mays to that 6 RBI Game in Game 6 of the 2009 World Series, and everything in between, Matsui was money in the bank. He will be missed very much…of that there is little doubt…at least to this Yankees fan.
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Couldn’t have said it any better Steve. We’ll all miss Matsui, he was a great Yankee.