Yankees

Baseball insider Joel Sherman wrote the following for Sports Illustrated today:

Rare basketball note: James Knicks-bound?

A couple folks inside the Yankees' clubhouse say they believe that LeBron James will be headed to New York as a Knick in a couple years. How they know this, well, they didn't say. But my guess would be that Sabathia, who knows James from his Cleveland days, expressed this opinion to them. I am sure he wouldn't give away any secret like this publicly, so there's no sense in me even asking him. But it's something to watch for.

C.C. Sabathia starred in Cleveland for years before taking a short detour to Milwaukee and then signing with the Yankees this summer. Sabathia will provide a good test case for what its like when a superstar leaves Cleveland and lands in New York. He also happens to be friends with LeBron James. Sabathia downplays his relationship with LeBron, but you can be sure the two will have a discussion about NY between now and July 1, 2010. The pitcher gave an indication of how that conversation might go when he said LBJ would be a perfect fit in New York in Sunday's New York Post:

Q: You know LeBron (James)?

A: I got a chance to watch him when he was in high school.

Q: Knicks fans want to know if you'll help them recruit LeBron.

A: I'll do my best (chuckles).

Q: What kind of guy is he?

A: He's a great dude, especially for as big a superstar as he is. . . . He's real humble.

Q: Do you think LeBron would be a good fit for New York?

A: I do, I really do. The biggest city in the world . . . the biggest stage. It would be the perfect place for him.

To read the full interview, including C.C.'s casual mention that he's only 6 pounds lighter than his heaviest weight ever (315 pounds), head to http://www.nypost.com/seven/02222009/sports/yankees/serbys_sunday_q__a_w...

During Game 1 of the Yankees playoff Game versus the Indians last year, LeBron sported a New York Yankees hat and cheer on his favorite team, in Cleveland no less.

Link to Full Article:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071004&content_id=2250946&vkey...

LeBron James has been a Yankee fan his entire life (as well as reportedly a Dallas Cowboys fan), so take this as its worth, but along with his "Big Apple Shoe" LeBron has also come out with a New York Yankee Tribute shoe.