Ah, the Good Ol' Days

Remember the days when the Yankees went out of their way to buy all of the top free agents at the highest possible price?  Remember the days when the Red Sox referred to the Yankees as the "Evil Empire" because it seemed like the Yanks had a monopoly on the market?  The days when all the mid-major market teams didn't have a chance because the Yankees had ridiculous amounts of money to throw away?  

I honestly think the Steinbrenner's have an incinerator in their home and every once in a while, just decide to dump a couple million dollars into it just to see the amount of smoke two million George Washingtons make.  They then probably use the smoke to send signals to Red Sox nation, as if to say, "We're the top tribe around here, and we're ready to kick your booty back to the days of the Ruthian curse."

Well, I think those days are back.  The Yankees have continued their quest to buy championship #27 this offseason with three key free agent acquisitions.

1) C. C. Sabathia, pitching's crown jewel of the offseason signed with the Yanks for 7 years and $160 million

2) A. J. Burnett, the supposed runners-up prize for whoever fell short in the C.C. sweepstakes, also signed with the Yankees for 5 years and $82.5 million.

3) Mark Teixeira, hitting's crown jewel of the offseason also just signed with the Yankees for 8 years and $180 million.

That's right, three of baseball's top free agents this offseason all signed with the Yankees for a combined 20 years and $422.5 million.  I have to be honest here, I kinda pulled for the Yankees last year because they were down, and they hadn't been big spenders in the previous offseason.  Well, remember the good ol' days?  You know, when it was fun to hate the Yankees?  Well, those days are back...