A note to the Boss

from MSNBC

“You analyze your deficiencies and try to shore up your weaknesses,” says general manager Brian Cashman, who could be fired or stripped of power. “We’ll try to improve our defense, try to improve our success on the offensive side, and obviously now we’re going to have some holes on the pitching side and the bullpen in middle relief.”
That’s a lot to fix after spending $180 million on this year’s club. The problem is, the only short-term solution is to spend more.
Including pro-rated portions of signing bonuses, the Yankees have committed approximately $95 million to eight players next season, $93.5 million to seven players in 2005 and $80.5 million to five players in ’06. As one agent says, “Even the Yankees are fast approaching the point where resources will actually matter.”

If I am a New York Yankees fan, I am nervous right now.