correct JG, but that was after he was offered a BS extension...

he asked for a trade to a "contending team", which the M's clearly are not, and the Yankees clearly are...

aaaannnd, that is because, the M's are stupid, suck, and dont care to be a team like the Yankees, with the expection of the couple years, the last 25 years proves that... i dont blame him for being upset, i would be too, after all he did for the"team" they couldnt help him out... one player isnt a "team"...

the facts are, the M's dont care about winning, well, atleast the owners and other higher ups... if they did, they would have done something by now...

and no, im not a Yankees fan, although i do like the greats like Ford, Mantle, Ruth, Gherig, Jackson, Rizzuto, Dimaggio, Goose, Berra, and the likes...