The dumbest thing anyone has ever said. Ever.

Congratulations, Wallace Matthews.

There's only one thing keeping the 2008 Mets from being the biggest embarrassment in the long and proud history of New York City baseball.

The 2008 Yankees.

Of the 100+ plus years of professional baseball in New York, the 2008 Yankees are the biggest embarrassment. The. Biggest. Embarrassment. In. Over. 100+. Years.

The 2008 Yankees, who won 89 games in a division where FOUR OUT OF FIVE TEAMS won at least 86 games, are the biggest embarrassment in the long history of New York City baseball? REALLY? NOT the Mets? Choking away their postseason dreams on the last day of the season against a playing-for-nothing Marlins team two years in a row is NOT at least as embarrassing? Nor the 1962 Mets? You know, the team that lost more games in a single season than any other team has done before or since.

Wallace Matthews is the biggest embarrassment in the long and sorry history of New York City baseball coverage.

Brian Cashman signs with Yankees for 3 more years

Yankees GM Brian Cashman is returning to the Yanks after signing a 3 year deal.

While Cashman has soured in the past year, he still is one of the better GM's in baseball (I mean, your GM could be Bill Smith or Omar Manaya). Unless the Yankees were to sign Kim Ng or magically lure Mark DePodesta to the job, then bringing back Cashman is smart. His vision for the farm system has been showing signs of success and should continue to grow under his power.

Ken Davidoff: Genius

Ken Davidoff should offer to GM the Yankees if Brian Cashman declines. His vision for 2009 is outstanding.

-Shake up the coaching staff. They can't get Larry Bowa back, but they need a third-base/infield coach who a) coaches third base well, and b) connects with Robinson Cano. How about elevating Class-A Tampa manager Luis Sojo to first-base/infield coach, moving first-base coach Tony Pena over to third and letting Bobby Meacham go?

Yeah, getting a coach for one specific player is the key to 2009. Not only that, but the Yankees should bring back Luis Sojo. Lets forget the fact he was arguably worse as the third base coach than Meacham. Sojo can cure Cano.

DON'T

-Sign CC Sabathia or AJ Burnett . It would be an upset if Sabathia didn't experience arm problems sometime over the next five years, and the same goes for Burnett, except his timetable is the next five weeks.

Genius. Lets not sign the best available pitcher this off season in Sabathia. That is the direction to take to get back on top. Never mind the fact that Josh Kalk of the Hardball Times concluded CC Sabathia's arm is fine.

Try to sign Casey Blake, not Mark Teixeira, to play first base.

Casey Blake>Mark Teixeira. Who cares if Casey Blake will be turning 35 and his .274/.345/.463/.808/109+ is inferior to the 28 year old Mark Teixeira's line of .308/.410/.552/.962/153+? Who cares if Teixeira is a Gold Glove 1b? Casey Blake is scrappy. Casey Blake is a winner.

So there you have it. The Yanks will be 2009 champs if they:

1. Find Cano a coach he clicks with
2. Don't sign CC Sabathia
3. Sign Casey Blake- NOT Mark Teixeira.

Common sense at its best.