He Always Wanted New York

Then again, they always do. Simply put, there was little chance of Mark Teixeira coming to Boston. Winning wasn't ever his issue, as he spent time with two winning franchises, the Angels and the Braves. No, it wasn't winning, it was money that motivated Tex, and when the Yankees ponied up their contract of 8 years and $180 million it was reported "New York, New York" became the new shower tune in the Teixeira household.I would be lying to you if I said I wasn't sad, but there needs to be some perspective lent to the situation. Here's Teixeira's career line, an impressive .290/.378/.544. For even more of an angle, his career OPS+ is 134, meaning he's solidly above league average. Last year he walked more times (97) than he struck out (93) though it's the first time he's ever come in under 100 Ks for a season. Teixeira is good; heck, he's very good... but he's not Hall of Fame caliber yet. The only Hall of Famer listed in his...