Comments on: A-Rod shunned Yankees at the end

By: cindy & cheryl

cindy & cheryl — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:55:22 +0000

Well, who cares about ARod anyway. Sleeping Beauty was sleeping for the last 3 years we had him. All of a sudden,
Sleeping Beauty woke up and finally played like a real
Yankee should be playing. He is also a big hipicrite. Don’t know if I spelled that right or not but ARod was thrilled to become a Yankee in 2003. Then when he was not playing the way he should have, Jeter and all the rest of us could not stand him anymore. Bye Bye AROD and good ridence to you to.

By: Rivera

Rivera — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:20:28 +0000

“His legacy is going to be as one of the top 5 players of all-time, regardless of where he plays. ”

There is obviously a ton of passion on this board, but top 5, I don’t think so. You must have post season success to make that list.

By: We Miss Paulie

We Miss Paulie — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:50:08 +0000

Thanks SJ44, once again the voice or reason. Keep posting will ya?

I was upset last night, but after sleeping on this, it feels like a huge weight was just lifted off the Yankees. No more drama, no more booing (well some)….lets just go after some quality guys that shut up and play ball. AND THINK ABOUT THE MONEY CASHMAN HAS TO SPEND NOW.

By: Jeff in MA

Jeff in MA — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:46:17 +0000

I see lots of comments here wondering why AROD would opt out for an extra couple of million a year, a small difference percentagewise. Is it possible Boras knows he can get a longer deal on the open market? If the Yankees were offering, say, five years at a certain rate and another team seven at a similar rate, that’s a 40% increase in potentially guaranteed salary, regardless of whether his ACLs last.

By: Catya

Catya — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:21:41 +0000

Raul,touche!

I’m glad we agree he’s (Arod) a mercenary for hire!

Arod has ruined his legacy,because of greed.

It will be nice to see the Yankees weren’t the only fools to fall far his superstar, act. Please someone hire him.

Whenever you have a player that needs this much attention, let him go or it will effectively erode the whole teams spirit.

By: randy l

randy l — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:06:41 +0000

“Think about it for a moment. How are the Yankees in such â€œdisarrayâ€?? They have the best young pitching in the game. They still have Derek Jeter. They now have a TON of money to spend AND a new stadium (that will generate OVER 100 million bucks MORE per year to their bottom line) coming up in another year.
If thatâ€™s â€œdisarrayâ€?, sign me up for it.”
sj44-
i agree with all the good stuff you say. if you were signed up and running it, yeah there’d be no problem. the problem is that hank is running it with all these good assets you speak of. he can and will muck it up. you underestimate how in over his head this guy is.

By: Raul

Raul — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:03:34 +0000

Sure losing a player of Arods caliber will hurt…But let him go, he is a Mercenary,HE DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE A YANKEE LEGEND.We will win without him as we have done before. THE YANKEES ARE THE YANKEES.Im sure something is gonna happen in the market and we are gonna be fine.We have good pitching and good prospects.Yankee pride,always there.GO YANKEES

By: randy l

randy l — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:58:17 +0000

“2008 might be very painful, but the Yankees realize they HAVE to adapt and they have to pay the piper for the glut of the last 7 years. that will come in 2008.”
girardi pulled out allmost a .500 record with an almost all rookie lineup and pitching staff so if he’s the manager with all that the yankees still have plus the young talent, the yankees could surprise i the short run.
but be clear about one thing:hank is a neanderthal dunderhead who will consistantly play out the cards in the wrong way. santana is a prime example of a future trade where things could go wrong. under the inevitable pressure that will build on hank as he is exposed , he will be tempted to make a santana like trade. more than likely whoever is in charge of the twins will eat him for lunch with the wrong young players going to the twins.
this pattern of getting eaten for lunch will go on and on.
the sooner people on this blog and elsewhere see it , the sooner there’ll be some understanding of what’s going on and maybe change at the top.
my premise is that baseball is a really big business now and the yankees can’t be run like it was ten years ago. hank will never be a world class businessman. he is in way over his head. this isn’t quiet ocala where he can slowly develop a horse to run in the kentucky derby. he’s on the other side of the table from scott boras who is flat out brilliant and cutting edge. boras is as up to date with the new global baseball world as any man alive. whatever anyone things of him, boras is in tune with the marketplace and the future. he has no trouble sitting at the table of the new baseball world and competing with anyone with no problem. hank is a dinosaur in over his head.
one thing we absolutely agree on and that is that arod is a great player who should have been the centerpiece of the team for the next 5-7 years. i don’y blame arod for opting out . i wouldn’t work for hank steinbrenner either. he’s not saying he’s done with the yankees. he’s saying that he wants options and choices. boras has made it clear they’ll still negotiate with the yankees.
hank is the intractible one” saying my way or the highway”. that ain’t gonna fly in the new baseball world where players have choices.

By: G. Love

G. Love — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:54:06 +0000

I feel “had” too. I cheered like crazy for Arod. I would yell at other fans at the stadium in my section who would boo Arod because it seemed like it was the thing to do. I would always say to them “why aren’t you booing Giambi? Why aren’t booing Mussina? They haven’t won us a championship either?”.

I really thought that it was the perfect fit for Arod here in Yankee land and I feel duped.

I’m angry. There is nothing like being at Yankee stadium when there is all the juice of a big game or a playoff game going on in the house. Not to mention, it is an honor to wear the pinstripes and get a monument in the stadium someday.

Arod is actually leaving at a time when he bridged a lot of the distance between himself and Jeter in the fans heart. I felt he was truly embraced this year, not only by the city but also by the team. I saw him having fun in the dugout. I can’t imagine living a life where you constantly have to start over with a new city, new team, new fans, etc. Obviously, that doesn’t matter to him, but to normal people it just seems nuts.

I hope the Yankees stick to their pledge and don’t get into the bidding because I do not think there is a Yankee fan out there who will ever believe the press conference where Arod tells NY how he just couldn’t leave them and called Hank/Hal personally to get the deal done and come back home. None of us will buy that and I think all the booing he exorcised this past season will return with a vengeance if he somehow ended up on the team again.

A friend of mine always said that Arod is a “compiler”. He just wants his stats, he wants the most money. He judges himself not as part of a team, but instead as where he ranks in the game.

Maybe someone should give him a copy of Scrooged or A Christmas Carol this holiday season. Having the most with no attachments doesn’t always work out for people in the end.

Someone said earlier he’s got 40+ years of a life to live after baseball. Something tells me we’ll be seeing a 50 something Arod on ESPN someday talking about his regret at opting out and not staying a Yankee and tears drip down his sallow cheeks.

He’ll have more money than anyone else who played the game, but I think he’ll be missing out on what he gave up when he looks back on his career.

By: B

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:46:51 +0000

Buddy Biancalana,

Are you 12?