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And just wait for the A-Rod love affair to fizzle by August. Poor, poor Alex...he was so depressed last year playing on a last place team, but in a park where he could put up humongous numbers. Give Alex another three months of the media circus, and he'll wear himself out.

Funny how when A-Rod was all set to go to the Red Sox, he was considered the greatest player ever by Boston fans. Now that he's a Yankee, he's a bum.

To clarify: I am not a Sox fan, nor am I envious of the Yankees and their success. Steinbrenner is by far the best owner in baseball, and has used the system to his benefit.

What I'm trying to say is that putting A-Rod into the cauldron of massive egos and New York media will not work for the Yankees.

For three years, A-Rod had his rear kissed daily by his feckless owner and general manager. That will not happen in your fair city. Just wait until A-Rod has a slump, and the media and King George will be all over him. There were only a few times when Alex came through in the clutch for the Rangers, and his .205 average during the month of May (last year!) came at the worst possible time.

There is no way on God's Green Earth that Jeter and A-Rod will be able to co-exist for more than several months, and that's been well documented in your papers. Other stars such as Giambi and Sheffield will not take kindly to being thought of as chopped liver. Giambi's been pretty quiet, but he expected to have a couple of rings by now. What happens to this team if the pitching doesn't hold up or deliver in the playoffs?

In closing, I am a completely PO'ed Texas Rangers fan, who has watched team management make mistake after mistake at every facet of their job. Consequently, their fan base has dwindled from 2.8 million per year to under 2 million, and the bleeding hasn't been stanched.

When all the Texas fans were screaming for pitching, the Rangers gave up A-Rod for Alfonso Soriano? Give me a break!

Believe me, I know it could be worse...had A-Rod been traded to the Sox, we'd have Manny Ramirez for four years!

Through it all, the worst news Ranger fans received during spring training was Tom Hicks was quitting his day job...to spend more time on his sports teams!