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Old Mon Oct 29, 2007, 08:32am
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In a move to match the lack of class which the Yankees have displayed lately (see the lowball contract offered to Torre), AR declares that he is opting out on the very day that Red Sox win it all.
Peter Gammons' reaction to the announcement was absolutely spectacular. I don't know if you saw it, but Gammons was reporting live from Coors after the game for ESPN. The studio anchor asked him about the A-Rod thing and Gammons said, well, he might go to Anaheim or the Giants, blah, blah, blah. . . "but the really sad thing here is the total disrespect for the game of baseball" by A-Rod and Boras. And he said we should be talking about Pedroia and Ellsbury who did something that A-Rod has never done -- play in a World Series; and that the timing of the announcement should be a "buyer beware". Talk about body slamming a guy on national TV.

I also agree with you that telling the Yankees by fax is not a big deal. Not b/c the Yankees management "deserves respect" or whatever; but b/c everybody knew (or should have known) that he was going to opt out. There wasn't the least possible chance that he was going to stay with the current contract. Why? Two words -- Scott Boras. If anybody in the Yankee front office thought that Boras would let A-Rod stay in that contract, then they still believe in the Easter Bunny, too.
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The studio anchor asked him about the A-Rod thing and Gammons said, well, he might go to Anaheim or the Giants, blah, blah, blah. . . "but the really sad thing here is the total disrespect for the game of baseball" by A-Rod and Boras. And he said we should be talking about Pedroia and Ellsbury who did something that A-Rod has never done -- play in a World Series; and that the timing of the announcement should be a "buyer beware". Talk about body slamming a guy on national TV.
A-Rod blew off the Hank Aaron award ceremony too. Too busy buying his new jet. Just a class act to the end.
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A-Rod blew off the Hank Aaron award ceremony too. Too busy buying his new jet. Just a class act to the end.
Yeah I noticed that, couldn't bother to show up. I guess they didn't want to pay him to accept his plaque.

btw, I see Chuck's getting congratulated for something today... has he done something worth congratulating? Grew a half inch maybe?
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I see Chuck's getting congratulated for something today... has he done something worth congratulating? Grew a half inch maybe?
At first, I thought I'd respond to Dan with something that really made a statement, like:



Then I thought that might not show the appropriate amount of empathy for his Yankees completely bombing in the postseason. So maybe a nice visit from an "angel of mercy" during the night might be more comforting:



But then I decided I was just in too good a mood to let anything he says bother me today. So. . . never mind!!!
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Old Mon Oct 29, 2007, 10:13am
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btw, I see Chuck's getting congratulated for something today... has he done something worth congratulating? Grew a half inch maybe?
Well, unlike some low-class slobs( like us, for example), he has refrained so far from gloating over his team's victory. You gotta admit that if the Yankees had won, we'd probably be out his front lawn in suburban Springfield even as we speak, doing a victory dance... complete with fireworks(aimed at his house, of course).

I have to admit that the l'il feller just reeks of empathy.
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You gotta admit that if the Yankees had won, we'd probably be out his front lawn in suburban Springfield even as we speak,
Unfortunately, the bridge that I live under doesn't have a lawn.
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Well, unlike some low-class slobs( like us, for example), he has refrained so far from gloating over his team's victory. You gotta admit that if the Yankees had won, we'd probably be out his front lawn in suburban Springfield even as we speak, doing a victory dance... complete with fireworks(aimed at his house, of course).

I have to admit that the l'il feller just reeks of empathy.
Ahhh c'mon...he's just a big pu.... err... on second thought...yeah, empathy. Reeks of it. Yeah... that's it...empathy.
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Old Mon Oct 29, 2007, 10:28am
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Ahhh c'mon...he's just a big pu.... err... on second thought...yeah, empathy. Reeks of it. Yeah... that's it...empathy.
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Ahhh c'mon...he's just a big pu.... err... on second thought...yeah, empathy. Reeks of it. Yeah... that's it...empathy.
LOL...not much of a World Series...I honestly didn't make it through one single entire game. Too boring. Don't think I could have sat through them even if I was a BoSox fan. It was like watching the Varsity scrimmage the JV...
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LOL...not much of a World Series...I honestly didn't make it through one single entire game. Too boring. Don't think I could have sat through them even if I was a BoSox fan. It was like watching the Varsity scrimmage the JV...
Yep, that's about it. Fine simile.
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A-Rod blew off the Hank Aaron award ceremony too. Too busy buying his new jet. Just a class act to the end.
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The season's over now. Can we get this one locked please??
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The season's over now. Can we get this one locked please??
Not til next season starts.

Yeah, I'm changing my vote.
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Not til next season starts.

Yeah, I'm changing my vote.
What vote?

Why can't threads like this go where they belong -- either in the BASEBALL forum, or else in the general forum.
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