ARod opts out - Page 3

masterswimmer · 10-29-2007, 08:45 PM

I was going to phone the FAN this afternoon to talk to Mike and Chris. I've got the deal. When Boras exhausts all offers from everyone else, and then as a last ditch effort to extort (j/k) more money from the Yanks, who won't even negotiate, the Yanks should say, yes, we're willing to talk.

They should then offer A-Rod a $5 million raise (which is what they would have offered if he didn't opt out). Leave it at that for a moment. Hear what Boras and A-Rod say, then explain to them the terms. The $5 million raise is based on the salary that the Yanks were paying him this past year. $25 million less the subsidy of $7 million from Texas. So the Yanks were paying him $18 million per. Add $5 million to that and now they'll pay him $23 million.............a loss of $2 million per year. His loss for not even giving the Yanks an opportunity to sign him pre-opting out. Then slam the door in his face and tell him to move on.

What a$$'s Boras and A-Rod are. I hope he has a respectful career, elsewhere. i've lost my respect. A-Rod should have opted out of his contract..............with Boras!

swimmer

alfani · 10-29-2007, 09:13 PM

whoever offer him 10 yr, $300 mil is crazy. he'll reach the 800 HR but would never have a ring

Wes · 10-29-2007, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by alfani


	whoever offer him 10 yr, $300 mil is crazy. he'll reach the 800 HR but would never have a ring

he'll get more than that....I have a feeling the world is going to stop for a minute when the details of A-Rod's next contract is released. It's going to be an assinine amount of money.

alfani · 10-29-2007, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes


	he'll get more than that....I have a feeling the world is going to stop for a minute when the details of A-Rod's next contract is released. It's going to be an assinine amount of money.

yes, they can also sign $20mil to Bonds

masterswimmer · 10-29-2007, 11:03 PM

I think the only team that will offer him stupid money like that will be the SF Giants. They have all that extra cash floating around by dumping the doper.

swimmer

loismustdie · 10-30-2007, 01:25 AM

I'm not exactly happy about A-Rod leaving, but on the bright side, The Yanks plan to sign Gerardi as manager. Mattingly is leaving!!!
Gerardi is a lifetime .220 hitter at best. But he is a champion. Just like Scott Brosis can't hold a candle to the skill of A-Rod, Brosis is a champion. A-Rod and Mattingly (both of which have great personal stats, but never earned a ring) are gone!
The number 23 never should have been retired by the Yankees. He'll never see the Hall of Fame and he'll never see a ring in pinstripes. I'm glad A-Rod has some garbage to pack in his bags.

masterswimmer · 10-30-2007, 03:11 AM

Chris, some of my sentiments exactly. Not happy to see A-Rod leave, but the way his moron agent is, it makes it easier to see him pack his bags.

I'm very sorry to see Mattingly leave though. I think he should have remained bench coach for Girardi. Next year is going to be a tough one IMO. I think the incoming manager (Girardi) is almost a sacrificial lamb and Mattingly would have been the one to take the reins after the boss and son's can his rear when they go on a major schnide.

Just some thoughts behind the disappointment of the past few days and weeks (since elimination).

swimmer

TimberTDI · 10-30-2007, 08:22 AM

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	What a$$'s Boras and A-Rod are. I hope he has a respectful career, elsewhere. i've lost my respect. A-Rod should have opted out of his contract..............with Boras!

Guys,

Why the big deal that he opted out? I would say that he's moron if he didn't opt out. I hope he gets the most money he can, this is capitalism at it's best.

What does he owe to NY? Nothing! If I had the opportunity to keep the next several generations of my family financially stable, I would take all the money I could.

Steven

Oh and Duke, bring him to the METS!!!!

Savager · 10-30-2007, 10:24 AM

Wow, Torre will be managing LA Dodgers team and Mattingly will be his bench coach.

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...TS01/710290436

Wes · 10-30-2007, 12:24 PM

someone i work with thinks there is a Mattingly Curse...

Yanks win WS in '82...Mattingly starts playing for the yanks in '83....

Mattingly leaves Yankees after '95 Yanks win World Series in '96...Mattingly comes back to bench coach for 2004....So maybe 2008 world series for the Yankees now that Mattingly is leaving again...

It's the curse of the mullet.

10-29-2007, 08:45 PM	#21
masterswimmer www.saltwatercritters.com Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orange County Posts: 9,182 Reefer Ratings: (86) Friends: (16)	I was going to phone the FAN this afternoon to talk to Mike and Chris. I've got the deal. When Boras exhausts all offers from everyone else, and then as a last ditch effort to extort (j/k) more money from the Yanks, who won't even negotiate, the Yanks should say, yes, we're willing to talk. They should then offer A-Rod a $5 million raise (which is what they would have offered if he didn't opt out). Leave it at that for a moment. Hear what Boras and A-Rod say, then explain to them the terms. The $5 million raise is based on the salary that the Yanks were paying him this past year. $25 million less the subsidy of $7 million from Texas. So the Yanks were paying him $18 million per. Add $5 million to that and now they'll pay him $23 million.............a loss of $2 million per year. His loss for not even giving the Yanks an opportunity to sign him pre-opting out. Then slam the door in his face and tell him to move on. What a$$'s Boras and A-Rod are. I hope he has a respectful career, elsewhere. i've lost my respect. A-Rod should have opted out of his contract..............with Boras! swimmer __________________ House of Fish (845) 610-3114 www.saltwatercritters.com Serving all your saltwater critter and reef needs

10-29-2007, 11:03 PM	#25
masterswimmer www.saltwatercritters.com Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orange County Posts: 9,182 Reefer Ratings: (86) Friends: (16)	I think the only team that will offer him stupid money like that will be the SF Giants. They have all that extra cash floating around by dumping the doper. swimmer __________________ House of Fish (845) 610-3114 www.saltwatercritters.com Serving all your saltwater critter and reef needs

10-30-2007, 03:11 AM	#27
masterswimmer www.saltwatercritters.com Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orange County Posts: 9,182 Reefer Ratings: (86) Friends: (16)	Chris, some of my sentiments exactly. Not happy to see A-Rod leave, but the way his moron agent is, it makes it easier to see him pack his bags. I'm very sorry to see Mattingly leave though. I think he should have remained bench coach for Girardi. Next year is going to be a tough one IMO. I think the incoming manager (Girardi) is almost a sacrificial lamb and Mattingly would have been the one to take the reins after the boss and son's can his rear when they go on a major schnide. Just some thoughts behind the disappointment of the past few days and weeks (since elimination). swimmer __________________ House of Fish (845) 610-3114 www.saltwatercritters.com Serving all your saltwater critter and reef needs

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10-29-2007, 09:13 PM	#22
alfani Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Fresh Meadows Posts: 769 Reefer Ratings: (45) Friends: (9)	whoever offer him 10 yr, $300 mil is crazy. he'll reach the 800 HR but would never have a ring

10-30-2007, 10:24 AM	#29
Savager Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ridgefield, NJ Posts: 770 Reefer Ratings: (9) Friends: (0)	Wow, Torre will be managing LA Dodgers team and Mattingly will be his bench coach. http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...TS01/710290436

10-30-2007, 12:24 PM	#30
Wes Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hoboken Posts: 1,680 Reefer Ratings: (6) Friends: (4)	someone i work with thinks there is a Mattingly Curse... Yanks win WS in '82...Mattingly starts playing for the yanks in '83.... Mattingly leaves Yankees after '95 Yanks win World Series in '96...Mattingly comes back to bench coach for 2004....So maybe 2008 world series for the Yankees now that Mattingly is leaving again... It's the curse of the mullet.