After opting out of his contract extension with the Yankees, Alex Rodriguez went on the market seeking an even larger one. The teams that were thrown around included the Dodgers, Angels, Mets, and even the Yankees rival Red Sox. None of whom even had a substantial offer even close to that in which the Yankees were going to put out to keep their rising star.Alex Rodriguez made a big mistake when he let his agent Scott Borris talk him into opting out of his existing contract with the Yankees. By doing this he is going to forever be seen as in it for the money rather then the glory of the game. He and his agent were convinced that they could get a 350 million dollar contract with another team or that the Yankees would up their existing contract in order to keep Alex as a Yankee. Remind you, Rodriguez is still yet to get an RBI in the playoffs and has no championship rings. In other words he is not a proven all star yet. Sure he hit a bunch of home runs and RBIs this year, but when it counted Rodriguez failed to step up to the caliber of player he is supposed to be. I beleive that the Yankees should not have taken him back after denying an extension worth almost 280 million dollars, one of the largest contracts in sports today.
If Rodriguez was not in it for the money he would have signed his contract extension with the Yankees because everyone knows that the Yankees will continue to use all of their money and power to try and put together championship winning teams. For Rodriguez to go out onto the market after choking in the playoffs and ask for more money is absolutely ridiculous. He is not a proven all star and should not have been taken back by the Yankees after basically spitting in their face. Steinbrenner should have took that 270 million dollars they are going to be paying him and spent it on a new all star third baseman and the rest of what was left on pitching.
It was suprising to see the Yankees take him back after saying that he would no longer be a Yankee if he opted out of his existing contract. After Rodriguez saw that he was not going to get paid nearly the amount that the Yankees were willing to pay he came crawling right back like he was a true Yankee at heart. You are not a true Yankee. Get this "A Rod", I will be at opening day at Yankee stadium next year and have been a fan all of my life, you will be and should be booed by every yankee fan when you step up to the plate on that day. You do not deserve the large contract you will be signing, and you lost a lot of fans when you showed that greedy side that cares nothing about the game but only about how much you will be paid to play it.
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Not an all star? This year Arod got his 3rd MVP award. He may not be a post season powerhouse but he is predicted to break Bond's record that was set this past season. If thats not worth keeping around I dont know what is. As far as his honor goes... Honor's in the dollar. Hes in the game to make money. Pride doesnt pay the bills. If he wasnt so good this year the yankees would have dropped him like a hot potato and no one would have had any sympathy for him. How about Joe Torre? He gave the better part of his career to the Yankees and when they stop winning they send him off to the west coast. Arod did what he had to do and I think this move makes him more of a yankee than anything else.
Alex Rodriguez is the BEST player in baseball. Period. And in doing so is he not allowed to try and get the most money he can? Is he also not deserving of it? And as much as you might not agree with it you can't blame his agent cause lets not forget he's in there to make money too. The money that will be spent on him will not have an effect on who and for how much the Yankees go after in the future, it never has. Whether you think its greed is your opinion but you cannot deny the fact that he has tremendous love and desire to play this game and always gives his full efort. Now it is true hes been less then stellar in the post season. Its also hard to imagine the best player to possibly ever play the game will continue to not show up in the post season but the Yankees now have many more years in the future to find that out.........and as a Yankee fan I am looking forward to them
I am not a big fan of A-rod, and although he may be an excellent baseball player he is not deserving of the extreme amount of money that he has received in the past and is going to continue to receive. He is more of a publicity stunt it seems than an actual cornerstone of the team. Just because he has made insane money, and played extremely well, in the past does NOT mean he deserves that kind of treatment now. Moral of the comment- arod is getting payed too much.
Good for Arod! He's raising the bar and I'm sure no player in the MLB is jealous of his salary... rather i think they're more optimistic about possibly earning more money as collective bargaining within sports continues. Jordan was the virtuoso of basketball, Pete Sampras of tennis, Wayne Gretzsky of hockey, and Arod for baseball. All of these players made a huge impact on the sport they played and the sport made a huge impact on their wallet, positively. Its Arod's time now. He's ballin it up, literally...i saw him walk out of Prive drunk with a huge cranberry juice stain on his shirt during Super Bowl weekend last year. If that's not a baller, than I dunno what is.
I still cant believe that A-Rod resigned with the Yankees. I really dont think its the best move for him. The Yankees franchise is in a bit of disarray right now and going through some changes. I think he could have taken a smaller deal with a better team, and probably be happier in a differnt city where the pressure of the media isnt so intense.
In it for the money? Every player in major league baseball is in it for the money. They obviously love baseball but they expect to get the most compensation they can. Nearly every player will relocate to get more money, and you cannot blame them. Thats just how things work in business.
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