Giambi Debate Ain’t Over Until It’s Over

This is in response to the Dec. 1 letter of Gary Durrett (an obvious Yankee-hater). Does he realize that the Yankees are in the position to spend big bucks for free agents because they are the most successful franchise in baseball? And, also, that goes back to the days before Curt Flood and free agency.

Winning franchises usually make money. Also, I have never bought into the canard that most of the ballclubs are drowning in red ink.

And as to his quote of the inimitable Yogi Berra: While the “include me out” is a classic, it was never, to my knowledge, spoken by Yogi. That honor goes to the original spawner of Yogiisms, producer Samuel Goldwyn (“I have two words for that--im possible!” and “a verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on!”).

Angelo S. Laiacona

Los Angeles