Everyone just keep this in your back pocket until the end of the year...especially when Scott Boras starts evangelizing about how A-Rod has plenty of options and is considering all of them. Alex didn't actually say that he wouldn't excercise his option but he did say the following:

However, he did say he wanted to be part of the 2009 Yankees.

"I want to be a Yankee and I understand my contract and I understand my options," Rodriguez said. "My goal is to go in with Derek [Jeter] and Mo [Mariano Rivera] and open the new [Yankee] Stadium. It's pretty clear."

It almost sounds as if he's still making up his mind. Hmm...Also, if you haven't checked out Bronx Comix yet, do so now. Hilarious stuff.