Mike Lupica spoke with Jeter's agent on Saturday night. Those are some really good journalistic contacts there. The player's agent.

I like when Lupica says "Jeter wants a lot even if he is about to turn 37." It's just funny. It's like Lupica is reading from a teleprompter and still can't get it right.

"Even if he is about to turn 37."

Don't you mean it's a lot of money "because he is about to turn 37"?


To answer Lupica's question, this will not negatively affect the Yankees one bit. It's exactly like every other contract negotiation and everyone always forgets the hard feelings as soon as the player signs on the dotted line.


I actually care more about Mariano Rivera and Cliff Lee. Somebody, somewhere tell me about the negotiations with Mariano Rivera and Cliff Lee.