So Long, Good Bye.
(AFOMG drops some knowledge underneath but Sip had to drop a few lines about our favorite true Ex-Yankee)
I'm not here to talk about the Sox. They won. Sweet!
I'm here to talk A-Rod. The opt-out. Could this actually be?
Hank Steinbrenner claims this to be true. Apparently Hank is trying to single-handedly run the Yankees into the ground.Two weeks and he has maliciously sent off Joe Torre, his manager/hero and now A-Rod the best player in the game.
Steinbrenner Jr. claims that by opting out of his contract, A-Rod didn't show his commitment to wearing pinstripes.
Got Hypocrisy? You just threw Joe Torre, the perfect embodiment of "The Yankee Way" to the curb. And by the way, A-Rod just showed his commitment to money, is that not the true "Yankee way?"
This is incredible.
The question remains, are the Yankees really not going after A-Rod? Are they crazy? Who do they replace him with, Wilson Betemit?
Either way, the legs have been kicked out from under the table. With Torre out of the picture and apparently A-Rod as well, this could be it. Posada, Rivera, Clemens. Gone, gone, gone. A big time knock on wood.
More to come on Wednesday. Just thought we could all unite in celebration over this one.
Vaya,
Sip
(Pic courtesy of Wordpress.com)
I'm not here to talk about the Sox. They won. Sweet!
I'm here to talk A-Rod. The opt-out. Could this actually be?
Hank Steinbrenner claims this to be true. Apparently Hank is trying to single-handedly run the Yankees into the ground.Two weeks and he has maliciously sent off Joe Torre, his manager/hero and now A-Rod the best player in the game.
Steinbrenner Jr. claims that by opting out of his contract, A-Rod didn't show his commitment to wearing pinstripes.
Got Hypocrisy? You just threw Joe Torre, the perfect embodiment of "The Yankee Way" to the curb. And by the way, A-Rod just showed his commitment to money, is that not the true "Yankee way?"
This is incredible.
The question remains, are the Yankees really not going after A-Rod? Are they crazy? Who do they replace him with, Wilson Betemit?
Either way, the legs have been kicked out from under the table. With Torre out of the picture and apparently A-Rod as well, this could be it. Posada, Rivera, Clemens. Gone, gone, gone. A big time knock on wood.
More to come on Wednesday. Just thought we could all unite in celebration over this one.
Vaya,
Sip
(Pic courtesy of Wordpress.com)
posted by Sippy Momo at 3:52 AM
3 Comments:
Lot of A-Rod to the Mets talk today, no surprise there. Forget about whether any of us want him here, how likely is it we sign him? Me, I just don't see it happening. We can afford it, yes, but I doubt we need it enough to compel ownership to make it happen.
You look at teams like the Giants or the Angels or the Cubs and you see teams that actually really need a power hitting 3B/SS. As much as the Mets would benefit from a hitter of A-Rod's prowess, they're not desperate for that player generally, and they don't have an easy opening to accommodate him specifically.
They'll be tempted to sign him because, as the Daily News pointed out yesterday, the Mets would be virtually assured of making the playoffs every year remaining in the prime seasons of A-Rod, Beltran, Wright and Reyes, which could be quite a long time.
But will the Mets feel compelled to be the top bidder? That's the part that I don't see happening. Other teams need him more, and would consequently spend more desperately. We might be willing to sign A-Rod for $30mm, but I've gotta think some team out there with a real need for him would always be willing to one up our offer. Ultimately this will be about money, and who among us doubts A-Rod will go to the highest bidder?
if Hank is right, then if Mariano or Posada apply for free agency, they shouldn't negotiate with them either. Why would they do that if they wanted to be a Yankee? we can only hope.
No mention on how he decided to announce this during the World Series? What a dumbass!
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