In the Batgirl-Will-Believe-It-When-She-Sees-It Department, a.k.a. Less-Talk-More-Koskie, a.k.a. Put-Up-Or-Shut-Up a.k.a. Put-Your-Radke-Where-Your-Mouth-Is, from Sid Hartman:
Ron Simon, the agent for Twins pitcher Brad Radke, is asking for a contract calling for $10 million a year, a price the Yankees won't pay if they are seriously interested in signing Radke as a free agent. They have other priorities. Meanwhile, Mariners officials claim they have not made an offer to third baseman Corey Koskie......On another subject, Bell said he never has seen Twins owner Carl Pohlad as determined to win another World Series. "Sure, finances are important to him, but he talks much less about finances these days and a lot more about how we can put a team together that can win a World Series," Bell said.