Armageddon avoided

So, it's looks as if the Yankees and Derek Jeter will kiss and make up, exchanging a giant pile of money in the process.

The timeless and time-honored "sources" are saying Jeter will three years and $51 million with an option, his, for a fourth.

$17 million per year, a slight pay cut, but certainly not chump change.

Odds are Jeter will bounce back this season. He has a lot to play for and getting bounced from the playoffs did give him some extra off-season time to get healthy.

That said, the Jeter dollars have been on the Yankees books for a decade, so it's not as if anything much changes.

And we get to keep our vaunted and valued leader. Life without DJ and Mo and those guys will be back enough. Life without them, even in the latter stages of their illustrious careers would have been downright unpalatable.

So, cheers to the Yanks for ponying up those dollars. And no, brace for a ticket price hike. Or some other ridiculous money-making scheme that will chew up the infield/outfield and pee just a little bit on the Yankees status as the highest wage earner in MLB.

Honestly: The Pinstripe Bowl?