Ax, I like Bernie too, but who are we kidding. Even Bernie knows it's time for him to retire. It was considerate of Yankees to sign him up for another year again. Damon might not have a good center fielder arm & he wasn't that great (compared to Jeter) last year, but his addition will make this club the lethal weapon that would be hard for any pitching team to counter. It's a bad news for the rivalry though. It's almost like Boston lost the interest once they won the world series. I agree with Hukka on owner's not paying attention too much just coz they have a fan base. Hopefully Boston will salvage their worst off season in last few years. GO YANKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES