there are many bad ramifications, personally, from this a-rod deal. one of them is that the post will be unbearable to read. because we know the yanks are guaranteed to win the al east, but every 2-game losing skid will prompt crisis about their playoff chances. also, because we know the yanks are guaranteed to be in the postseason, we have to wait all the way until october to root against them. go halos!

meanwhile, the mets awe-inspiring roster will merit maybe half-a-page 5 pages into the sports section. which maybe is better. if i read one more article about how dope cameron is and how much promise reyes has and how great kaz is. what's the point of them even doing well? now you really know i'm off the deep end.