tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post9183694878062629180..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Child, please: The 2012 Yankees are not the 2004 Red SoxSubway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-56451257504500878762012-10-17T18:31:15.147-04:002012-10-17T18:31:15.147-04:00Lisa. Doubt if Alex will be back next spring. Woul...Lisa. Doubt if Alex will be back next spring. Would have been nice to say "goodbye" to him; guess we will have to wait for interleague games. <br />What a shame.<br /><br />$200M payroll and they can't buy a hit. Before the playoffs began the Daily News declared that the Yankees were becoming "Cano's team". Really? well then they are in big trouble.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410808575843898602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-76420220853163371132012-10-17T12:22:08.093-04:002012-10-17T12:22:08.093-04:00There's one question I'd like to know the ...There's one question I'd like to know the answer to. Suppose the Yankees did trade Alex Rodriguez and paid most of his remaining salary. Would that payment still count as part of the luxury tax threshold? This could be a very important consideration since Hal Steinbrenner has said he'd like to lower the total Yankee payroll to under $189 million after the 2013 season which will be the threshold then.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05142119093312350389noreply@blogger.com