Kudos to JVG for broaching an apparently taboo subject.
Didn't hear it, but good for JVG. Arte made a great offer to one FA
(Tex). He doesn't have unlimited funds to throw at every FA all-star
on the market. Arte wants to win, but he also needs for the team to
make a profit on a lot less revenue than the Yankees generate. Being a
SoCal native I can't imagine how someone would choose a $22.5 million
annual salary to live in the NYC cluster fuck over a $20 million
annual salary and live on the Newport coast.
NYC is an okay place.
I wouldn't leave Boston for it but I'd take it ovewr LA-LA land if those
were my choices..