On the Yankees beat

Here's the sign that Mike Mussina put on his locker for all to see:

1-year contract: $1.75 million

-Morgan Ensberg

Ensberg, in his defense, said he had no idea you can't use cell phones while driving in New York. The copper didn't buy it. He handed Ensberg a ticket for $50. But there's no points on his license, Ensberg happily reported.

Here's how it went down:

Ensberg said he was talking on the phone with his brother about the classes he's taking at UCLA at about 10:45 last night. He drove over Macombs Dam Bridge and through Harlem to get to the FDR. But before he got there the siren came up behind him.

"I said I played for the Yankees, but I don't think he heard it," Ensberg said. "I wasn't trying to finagle my way out of it. I was just trying to explain why I didn't know."

Not that it mattered.

"Two days here and I already have a story for my kids," he said.