=== Top MLB Stories of 2009 ===

By Chris Ruddick, MLB Editor

(Sports Network) - We will get into Jason Bay signing with the New York Mets
next week when it becomes official. From what I hear, this may not be as set in
stone as it appears.

Boston had major issues with his shoulders and the Mets are giving him as
thorough a physical as you can get. They can't afford to be wrong on this one,
which explains their absolute silence on the issue. If Bay were to fail his
physical after all this, that may finally be the straw that breaks the camel's
back for fans in Flushing.

So before we get into all that, we will take a look at the top stories of the
past year, in no particular order:

YANKEES BECOME TEAM OF DECADE WITH 27TH WORLD SERIES TITLE

A year after missing out on the playoffs, you knew the Yankees were going to
spend last winter, and they did not disappoint, as they shelled out a total of
$423.5 million for three players in CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark
Teixeira.

The moves paid off for general manager Brian Cashman and company, as the
Yankees cruised to their 27th World Series title in the first year of the
extravaga......