SILLY SEASON - 1/29

***NO NEWS IS...WELL, NO NEWS***
Another casualty of the economy is that Picasner is having a hard time coming up with sarcastic comments because baseball owners are becoming economically reasonable in their negotiations. The result:
Jake Peavy is staying in San Diego
Pedro Martinez is staying in the Dominican Republic
Eric Gagne is staying home
Manny has renewed his subscription to the Cartoon Network

The only interesting thing has to do with Scott Boras & Manny. Scott was quoted as saying it's a long time (3 weeks) to spring training and he expects Manny to be signed by then. When asked about it, Dodger GM, Ned Colletti, said, "Really? With who?" Boras has upped the ante by declaring a number of other "Boras Mystery Teams". That will show them, Scott. Now you'll be able to whittle down that $55 million gap.

Picasner smells a rat. This is usually where Boras announces a "surprise" signing with the Yanks. Actually, Picasner feels that Manny will stay unsigned until spring training is almost over, and then sign with LA for 2 years at $50 million.

The Feds are after Barry Bonds in a big way. They have raided the home of the mother-in-law of Bonds' former trainer, Greg Anderson. His Mother-in-law? They're leaving no stone unturned. Picasner is going to have to dispose of those urine samples he's been holding for Barry. Probably not a bad idea; for some reason, those samples seem to be growing.

The Yankees are considering including a non-disparagement clause in future contracts and some front office staff are being asked to sign confidentiality agreements. I wonder why? This was reported by a current Yankee official who spoke, naturally, on the condition of anonymity. I wonder if the Yankees intend to contact Vod?

15 DAYS TO PITCHERS & CATCHERS