A-ROD AND THE YANKEES

FOR ALEX RODRIGUEZ (A-ROD) TO OPT OUT OF HIS CURRENT CONTRACT WITH THE NEW YORK YANKEES, WAS SOMETHING I WAS VERY GLAD TO HEAR. THIS WAS A VERY GUTSY MOVE, BECAUSE, HE WAS ESSENTIALLY SAYING NO TO SOME 75 TO 80 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS ON HIS GUARANTEED CONTRACT PLUS WHATEVER THE YANKEES WERE WILLING TO OFFER HIM FOR THE CONTRACT EXTENSION. THE YANKEES WERE REPORTEDLY READY TO OFFER 250 MILLION DOLLARS EXTENSION ON HIS CURRENT CONTRACT IF HE WERE NOT TO OPT OUT. NOW THAT HE HAS OPT OUT, HE IS BASICALLY TELLING THE YANKEES TO DON'T TALK TO ME AND GET BACK IN LINE.
HE TOLD NO TO THE ALMIGHTY, ALL POWERFUL, AND ALL MONEY WRITTEN NEW YORK YANKEES. FOR A PLAYER TO HAVE THIS MUCH POWER OVER THIS BALL CLUB IS SOMETHING THAT BASEBALL HAS NEVER SEEN. THE YANKEES HAVE SAID THAT IF A-ROD OPTS OUT OF HIS CONTRACT, THEY WOULD NOT NEGOTIATE. BUT LETS GET REAL.
HE HIT OVER 50 HOME-RUNS, 150 RUNS BATTED IN, AND SCORED OVER 140 RUNS.
THIS WAS NOT THE GREATEST SEASON EVER BY A HITTER. BUT, IT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST OFFENSIVE YEAR THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. HE WILL NO DOUBT
WIN THE MVP THIS YEAR. LET'S NOT FORGET, THAT HE SINGLE HANDEDLY CARRIED THE YANKEE OFFENSE FOR MOST OF THE SEASON. I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY WILL NOT TALK TO A-ROD. YANKEES WILL NEED A PLAYER LIKE A-ROD. AFTER ALL, BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. THEY ARE GOING TO SWALLOW THEIR PRIDE AND TALK TO A-ROD ABOUT NEW CONTRACT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY WILL NEED HIM.
HIS AGENT, SCOTT BORAS, REPORTEDLY WANTED THE STARTING BID OF 350 MILLION DOLLARS. THIS TYPE OF CONTRACT IS UNPRECEDENTED. I CAN'T HELP THE FACT THAT A TEAM WILL OFFER A-ROD THIS MUCH MONEY TO HAVE HIM ON THEIR TEAM. A-ROD IS CONTROLLING THE MARKET AND THE TEAMS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HIM. FINALLY, A PLAYER HAS ALL THIS POWER AND I FEEL THIS IS GOOD FOR BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE FREE AGENCY MARKET. I HOPE HE GETS THE MOST MONEY HE POSSIBLY CAN.