Yanks in the tank

So what is it, Yankee haters?

Are we happy that A-Rod came slinking back to the Bronx because he found out he wasn’t worth as much as he thought? Or are we worried that he will be back in pinstripes because, even though he is obnoxious, he’s good?

Personally, I could go either way on that one. The good news is that nothing can ruin the fact that it’s a great year in sports for anyone who doesn’t live in New York. We don’t have to be irritated by all that bragging from the Big Apple about how wonderful their town and teams are.

First the Mets, with their big payroll and big egos, don’t even make the playoffs. Then the Yankees — same description, only more so —get into the post-season but promptly get bounced by the once-lowly Indians.

Then the Jets get off to a terrible year in football (1-8!) and the Giants slowly settle into mediocrity. (Here a hint, Giants fans: Eli is no Peyton and never will be).

Now the Yankees start to fall apart in the offseason. Ya gotta love it.

The A-Rod soap opera is a joke, but the Yankees deserve it.

His arrogant agent Scott Boras announces — during the World Series, no less — that Prince Alexander will not be returning to the fold next year. Then A-Rod finds out that few teams, if any, will give him the supersized paycheck he is dreaming of.

So he pulls a U-turn, and the spinning that followed was as ferocious as a Josh Beckett curve ball.

George Steinbrenner’s son Hank said, “But the bottom line, the only thing that really matters, is he wants to stay a Yankee. And it could be very well that he’s always wanted to stay a Yankee and we just didn’t know it.”

Right, Hankie. I guess we were thrown off by the part where A-Rod made it real clear that he didn’t “want to stay a Yankee.”

Then A-Rod himself releases a statement that’s so silly you almost bust out laughing when you read it:

“We know there are other opportunities for us, but Cynthia and I have a foundation with the club that has brought us comfort, stability and happiness.”

Gimme a gigantic break.

The moody ballplayer and the dysfunctional team deserve each other.

I hope A-Rod breaks the all-time home run record because Barry Bonds is so icky.

I just don’t want to see them celebrating at the end of a World Series — and hear the talk again about how much better they are than everyone else.

Fortunately, based on the way the team has been run in the past few years, we all should be spared that. Let’s hope our luck holds.