RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Sports and Wrestling hows bout those yankees for 2007 - cuz no other team matters

But there's the key term: "barring Griffeyism." Just because he's been amazing to this point in his career - and no one, not even me, will argue otherwise - doesn't mean that he'll be able to stay completely healthy for the next 10 years. Shit happens, injuries happen, and talent declines. So the question becomes, are the Yankees (or any team) willing to take the risk and sign A-Rod for ten years at $30 Million per? The answer so far has been "not really."



Y'know, this post is exactly why I hope he signs with the Angels or White Sox and then comes back to Yankee Stadium and rapes them in every game. Did he and Boras fuck the Yankees out of the $27 Million they're supposed to get from Texas? Yup. And the Yankees did an admirable thing by trying to negotiate in good faith but then saying "if he opts out, we're done with him." But now they're willing to negotiate "as long as Boras isn't around"??? It's amazing how quickly the Yankees became backpedalling pussies. Here's the reality of the situation: Boras IS involved, whether or not the Yankees pretend otherwise. Will he be in the negotiations? Maybe not, but you can be damned sure that whoever does negotiate will be reporting back to him. And you can be damned sure that he'll use those negotiations to work on other teams directly. Maybe A-Rod will sign with the Yankees, maybe he won't. But y'know that bidding war the Yankees said they won't participate in? Congratulations, you're participating in it. So you keep flip-flopping on him and know this: whether he decides to sign with the Yankees (and deal with ten years of you assclowns prattling about "true Yankees" and booing him), or he signs elsewhere (and comes back to haunt the Yankees), the Yankees just gave A-Rod and Boras the last laugh. Be proud.



Considering they didn't overpay Martinez (but the Mets did), Lowe (but the Dodgers did), or Damon (but the Yankees did)...and considering they had a shot at Oswalt and/or Andruw Jones in 2006 but wouldn't give up those guys...and considering they have Youkilis to play third so they can sign or trade for a first baseman...I don't see either scenario happening.

Yes, "HA HA!" indeed.

PS: Someone from one of the New York papers (I believe) figured out what A-Rod would "really" cost the Yankees if he'd signed the extension deal versus what he'll cost them as a free agent. I'll find that and post it here. The short version is, it's a $203 Million difference...