I think they got scared into the Posada deal after he went public about talking to the Mets.
But as good as Posada is, he's old. They can't afford to give a catcher a long term deal when he's on the decline.
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Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer.
-From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator
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