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Manny Ramirez turned down the Dodgers 1 year-$25 million contract today. $25 million would have made Manny the second highest player this year. Can you guess who would be the highest? Maybe the third baseman for the New York Yankees?

Turning down a $25 million deal is just absurd. For one, it's not like Manny has any other numbers out there, and at a one year deal, Manny could have definitely shopped that around for a bigger number. Countless number of teams would definitely be interested in Manny for just one year. Teams are certaintly balking at giving Manny two years.

Perhaps Manny is trying to follow in the path of former NBA player Latrell Sprewell, who turned down a lucrative contract from the Timberwolves. For your information, Sprewell has been out of the NBA.

Manny should just take the one year deal and spend the 2009 season complaining and refusing to play.

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This offseason has not been kind to the Wilpons. First was the Madoff scandal, which cost the Wilpons personally. Now news broke earlier today that Citigroup might have to pull out of their naming rights for the Mets new stadium.

Congress has blasted Citigroup for entering into a $500 million naming rights deal with the Mets in the current economic climate, which has cost thousands of jobs at the company. Citigroup has argued that none of the federal bailout money will go towards the naming rights deal.

U.S. Reps. Dennis Kucinich, (D-Ohio), and Ted Poe, (R-Tex.) led the barrage against Citigroup. Although I am a bit biased as a Mets fan, I can agree that a pricey naming rights deal does send the wrong message, when a company like Citigroup is cutting 50,000 jobs and receiving federal aide. Citigroup is nowhere near the trouble that Enron was when their naming rights deal with the Astros ended, but in this economic climate, every big corporation receiving a slice of the stimulus plan is under a microscope.

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Earlier today, the Lakers learned that starting center Andrew Bynum would be out for eight to 12 weeks with a knee injury. All Kobe did tonight was set the record for most points at Madison Square Garden with 61 points to beat the Knicks.

Kobe's scoring prowess tonight was uncanny. He was hitting shots from all over the floor and even nailed all 20 of his free throw attempts. How did Kobe get loose? Well D'Antoni's strategy was to let Kobe score 34 points in the first half in hopes that he would wear down. Only he was just warming up...

For the Knicks, David Lee recorded another double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds. It is his 36th double-double this season.

So who's up next for the Knicks? Lebron James and the Cavaliers. Lets hope the matador defense doesn't show up Wednesday night, or else Lebron could score 62.

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According to the New York Daily News, a drunk fan tried cut in front of New England Patriots QB Matt Cassel in the bathroon. After Cassel refused to let the man cut in front, the man barged into the bathroon and purposely peed on Cassel's leg.

Naturally, security led the drunk out of the stadium with Cassel's leg soiled for the rest of the evening. Rotoworld.com had the best quote with, "Cassel was forced to return to his seats with smelly wet pants. He'll surely be able to replace them with what's set up to be an exceptionally lucrative offseason."

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According to the New York Daily News, a drunk fan tried cut in front of New England Patriots QB Matt Cassel in the bathroon. After Cassel refused to let the man cut in front, the man barged into the bathroon and purposely peed on Cassel's leg.

Naturally, security led the drunk out of the stadium with Cassel's leg soiled for the rest of the evening. Rotoworld.com had the best quote with, "Cassel was forced to return to his seats with smelly wet pants. He'll surely be able to replace them with what's set up to be an exceptionally lucrative offseason."

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Oliver Perez will stay with the New York Mets after signing a 3 year deal worth $36 million. The deal is a pretty fair one considering Perez was looking for 5 years and $70 million last offseason.

Perez might not ever pitch like a $12 mil. pitcher, but I'd rather see Perez every fifth day than a guy like Randy Wolf. The Mets now can let Tim Redding battle out for the fifth rotation spot.

I'm glad the Mets were able to agree to just three years for Perez. After what Barry Zito got in the free agent market two years ago, I was really nervous the Mets were going to overpay.

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David Lee posted his 10th consecutive double-double Saturday night against the Indiana Pacers, with 23 points and 17 rebounds, on the way to a 122-113 victory. Lee is now tied with Dwight Howard for the lead in double-doubles with 35 this year.

Lee posted one of his best lines of the year two days after not being announced as a reserve in this year's all-star game. Part of me is not surprised at how good Lee has been this year, but I also wonder why D'Antoni felt he could not play in his system back when he was coaching Phoenix. With all the hoopla this year about how D'Antoni was going to limit Lee's playing time, I'm really glad Lee is flourishing.

I just wonder if he's still going to be with the Knicks after the trade deadline.

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New York Daily News reporter, Ralph Vacchiano, wrote today that Amani Toomer seems to think he will not be back with the New York Giants next season.

Speaking to the media for the first time since the end of the season, Toomer spoke about how the New York Giants continually phased him out of the offense, even after Plaxico Burress' suspension. Toomer, who is 34, felt the Giants wanted to see what they had in Steve Smith, Dominik Hixon, Mario Manningham, and Sinorice Moss. Seeing how the passing game struggled after Plaxico Burress was out, I have to agree with Toomer being frustrated. Obviously Hixon was too inconsistent to be relied upon as the #1 wide receiver, and Steve Smith was not a deep threat. Sure Toomer doesn't have the speed he once had, but he still has reliable hands and can be counted on to convert on third down.

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Unless you are living under a rock, the talk this week outside of the Super Bowl, has been "The Yankee Years" co-authored by Tom Verducci and Joe Torre.

Today's New York Daily News has a couple of good articles that give a glimpse on what to expect from the book. Both John Harper and Mike Lupica gave their take.

For Harper's take, click here.

For Lupica's take, click here.

The reason I like these two articles is because they pretty much sum up public opinion so far. Some feel that Torre has stained his Yankee legacy by spilling the dirt on his 12 years as manager, while others feel proud that Torre gives fans a window into how the Yankees operated under him.

Personally, I don't see how Torre can ever be seen as anything less than a success as a Yankee. No manager has had a more successful dozen years with any team than what Torre had with the Yankees. He was able to deal with all the high profile personalities and keep the clubhouse together.

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Georgia Tech product and current Golden State Warrior, Anthony Morrow, is pushing for a spot in the 3-Point Contest during All-Star Weekend.

Morrow, an undrafted rookie, was signed by the Warriors out of the Summer League, after averaging 18.1 points in seven games for the Warriors.

I had a chance to watch Morrow during ACC play against Virginia Tech during his collegiate career, and I knew he would be pretty talented. His shooting ability has transitioned well in the NBA, as he is currently leading the NBA in 3-point shooting. He has also earned the trust of anti-rookie coach, Don Nelson, who has started Morrow at shooting guard at times this year.

Morrow's competition are Rudy Fernandez of the Portland Trailblazers, and Mario Chalmers, an impressive rookie for the Miami Heat.

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