Abreu & Pettitte: One here, one gone?

In some old news, the Yankees took the option on Bobby Abreau's contract so that he'll be a Yankee in 2008. This was pretty much the Yankees only move, unless they wanted to go after Tori Hunter or Andruw Jones, shifting Melky to right. But my guess is both those players would want just about the same amount and honestly, Abreu's better at getting on base even if his power's pretty much sapped.

Pettitte on the other hand is up in the air on what he wants to do, but he declined his option. Is he pulling a Roger Clemens by saying he may want to retire and then want more money? The Yankees seem to understand and are giving Pettitte his space and time to decide. But obviously if Pettitte is gone, the pitching rotation is in much rougher shape.

Blog Offseason:Things To Come

This is the slow time of year for me with sports--although I do watch football and am trying to get back into hockey after a hiatus with that (along with UMass football or b-ball whenever that's on)--once baseball ends, being able to turn on the TV or MLB.TV everyday is over. So now that baseball isn't everyday until March or April 2008, my blogging won't be as frequent.

But I can promise a few things will be written:

1. Anytime there's a Yankee or Red Sox transaction that's newsworthy (trade, free agent, Fake-Rod) I'll post my reaction to it.
2. If there's something newsworthy in baseball I find worth commenting on, I'll post.
3. I will give an assessment of the Yankees 2007, a player-by-player blow of 2007, and what we can expect from the team and key players in 2008.

I'm hoping, really hoping Doug comes back and posts and I would like us to do some sort of debate or Q&A each other on our teams.

So for now, check back every couple of weeks or if you see something big, check in. Also email us at rivalryredux@gmail.com, we're happy to take some questions (I will be getting to one long overdue from this summer).