Re: A-Rod to Opt Out
I have to admit, the Yankees and ARod deserve each other.
I have to admit, the Yankees and ARod deserve each other.
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Re: A-Rod to Opt Out
Yeah I read that Buffett story. It sounds to me like Boras may lose his biggest client.
All I have to say in regards to that is
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Re: A-Rod to Opt Out
Why would A-rod fire Boras? Scotty just got A-rod the biggest contract ever, again!
Not only that, but this time Alex looks like the nice guy and Boras looks like a jerk. So that takes all that extra pressure off A-rod. Instead of writing pieces about A-rod being a greedy jerk, they'll write pieces about how Boras is some slimey snake of an agent, who should be thrown out of the MLB.Comment
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Re: A-Rod to Opt Out
Well now A-Rod has won the MVP.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3119020
Somehow 2 guys decided that Magglio Ordonez was more valuable than A-Rod.Member of The OS Baseball Rocket Scientists AssociationComment
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Re: A-Rod to Opt Out
You may not be far off.
I haven't seen the article that you or YankeePride are referring to, but the guy could be a beat writer for the Oakland County paper known as The Oakland Press.
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Re: A-Rod to Opt Out
Tom Gage, who voted for Maggs, wrote a great article today about why he voted Maggs over A-Rod. While no one will question A-Rod's numbers... a few factors swayed Gage to Maggs. As he points out... Magglio hit 49 points higher on the season and nearly 100 points higher with runners in scoring position. He feels that that alone shows that he was more valuable to his team.
ARod/Maggs Comparisons
BA: .314/.363
OPB: .422/.434
BA with RISP: .333/.429
Hits: 183/216
2B: 31/54
HR: 54/28
RBI: 156/139
Runs: 143/117
SO: 120/79
Runs Created per Game: 10.4/10.0
Bottomline here is that there is no doubt that ARod deserved the MVP... but to argue that Maggs 2 first place votes were, essentially, no different than a College Football poll with local writers voting that way out of responsibility... that's BS. Maggs had an MVP season.Listen to The Remodeling Clay Podcast!
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Re: A-Rod to Opt Out
You can't look just at BA though. Arod had a 1.138 OPS with RISP to Mags 1.137. Looking at BA alone is a silly justification from a writer who just wants his guy to give Ordonez his due. No doubt Mags had an MVP quality season, but I just don't understand how anyone could vote for him over ARod. Do you have a link the article? I'd be curious to read what else he had to say.Comment
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FYI - Here's Jim Hawkin's latest -- He's the other first place vote.
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