The Yankees chose not to offer a contract to Wetteland following a season in which he helped make dreams come true.

But for the Yankees to choose a manager without the principal owner's imprimatur is unthinkable.

The Yankees, given their first reason to be giddy in a long while, chose not to be.

The Yankees will choose between a total covering the two years or another covering one year.

But the Yankees have chosen a path without hot coals burning their feet.

Could Mattingly wait until the Yankees replace him and then choose to play elsewhere?

The Yankees chose to go a different road, which is their prerogative.

The Yankees may choose to let Gordon leave as a free agent and pursue a closer to set up for them.

If the Yankees choose not to re-sign him, they must be sure Lowell is ready to take the job.

The Yankees could still choose to bring back Martinez at a lower salary.