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Found February 08, 2012 on Games We Play: A sports blog for girls: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Raul Ibanez,  Hideki Matsui,  Johnny Damon,  Derek Jeter,  Mariano Rivera,  Robinson Cano,  Nick Swisher
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies,  Oakland Athletics,  Tampa Bay Rays,  New York Yankees

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I read an article at Newsday.com today that the New York Yankees are looking for a hitter, preferably a leftie, and their top candidates are, drumroll please...Raul Ibanez, Hideki Matsui, and Johnny Damon.Wtf?Raul Ibanez is 39 years old. Hideki Matsui will be 38 this year. Johnny Damon just turned 38 a few months ago. Now, in Real Life, 38-39 is nothing to look twice at. It's not old. In fact, many 38-39 year old men still act like children. Just ask my almost-41-year-old boyfriend, who constantly makes me feel like I'm babysitting a 12-year-old. But in The Sports World? 38 years old is ANCIENT....why why WHY WHY do the Yankees insist on doing this and pissing me off in the process? Why do they think that spending their money on an aging, fading former superstar for one or two years is a better investment than scouting and cultivating young talent via the homegrown farm system, which could reap young up-and-coming future superstars??? Where do they think the likes of Derek J...
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