Do we want Alex Rodriguez?

[Guest Iubitul]

G-Fafif wrote: ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]He would definitely wear No. 3 as a Met. His youthful admiration for Dale Murphy would morph into youthful admiration for Rafael Santana.

Not Buddy Harrelson?

[smg58]

Valadius wrote: Jeff Passan at Yahoo Sports listed his top 10 destinations for A-Rod. The Mets come in at #6. ]6. New York Mets Why? To stick it to the Yankees.

I'm already really, really sick of seeing this reason thrown about. When the Yankees traded for A-Rod after the Red Sox balked, they were supposedly "sticking it" to the Sox. And we can all see how that worked out. You can justify an interest in A-Rod for other reasons, but please, stop with this one.

[nymr83]

it worked out pretty well, he was the MVP twice in 4 years.

[Valadius]

Baseball Prospectus ranks all 30 teams for their chance at A-Rod:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=651

We're at #5.

[metsmarathon]

"11. Red Sox � They�ll be great with or without him, and odds went way down after Boras� F.U. to the Red Sox on Sunday."

what did i miss here?

[G-Fafif]

Refers to superagent leaking A-Rod's opt-out Sunday night and generating conversation away from Red Sox victory (which the Sox have made clear they did not appreciate).

[Guest Edgy DC]

He interrupted the World Series to text message A-rod's opt-out to Brian Cashman.

Big whoop. They don't even know that the team isn't called the Devil Rays anymore.

Edited October 31, 2007 by Guest

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'll take my Yankee bad news whenever I can get it but that was a douchy thing to do by Boras. He issued an apology that seemed sincere but at the same time was unbelieveable. He wants us to think he didn't know that the timing of his announcement would interfere with the series.

[metirish]

Lots of talk about Rodriguez going to the Dodgers because him and Torre have this wonderful relationship.

[smg58]

But the Dodgers and Boras aren't on speaking terms because of J. D. Drew opting out. It would be kind of ironic if, after all their whining last year, they grab A-Rod.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

EDC: >>>We need to build a blog to dissect these creeps every day<<<

Let me remind you of the conflict of interest clause in your contract and
the eighteen month (in the fine print) should you explore other avenues
agreement in the non-compete clause.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Fuck, there it is right there.

[metirish]

Wright was on with Jon Stewart last night.

] Wright, who made an appearance last night on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." As of late yesterday, Wright said he hadn't yet touched base with Minaya, but Stewart raised the touchy issue with him on the show, saying, "This has got to be hard. He's a third baseman. They say, 'Oh, maybe the Mets will go after him. You're the Mets third baseman. Do you call them up and go helllloooo?" The smiling Wright replied, "Just seeing the way that Boston celebrated, seeing the winners of the World Series. First and foremost I want to win. So am I saying that I would change positions for a guy like Alex Rodriguez? "If the front office called me, and said, 'Hey look, we want to make this team better and you're involved, I would absolutely want to sit down and listen. But for right now, I am the third baseman of the New York Mets. I am going into the 2008 season prepared to be the third baseman of the New York Mets." Stewart, a Mets fan himself, argued against getting A-Rod, calling him "bad medicine," the "Dick Cheney of baseball" and "a bad chemistry guy." When Stewart asked Wright if chemistry was important, Wright grinned, "[Fifty-four] home runs are important, too, last time I checked." As for offseason trades, Wright added, "I love my job here, I don't want to go anywhere, so no trades for me hopefully. I hope we go out and make some improvements. I think, the pitching side obviously, that kind of fell apart down the stretch. We could use another big bat, maybe in the outfield."

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I thought Wright did a good job. I liked the part when he said they need to upgrade the pitching, then showed the clip of Stewart throwing out the first pitch from a game last year.

[Valadius]

The Toledo Mud Hens (you heard me right) have seized on Hank Steinbrenner's comment and made an "offer" to A-Rod:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AgC9U.G7Ej2bNETxseRxC_M5nYcB?slug=ap-a-rod-mudhens&prov=ap&type=lgns

]A-Rod a Mud Hen? Triple-A Toledo makes a playful offer November 1, 2007 TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez a Mud Hen? Spurred by an offhand remark from George Steinbrenner's son, the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens want in on the A-Rod sweepstakes. The Mud Hens playfully offered the prize free agent a deal Thursday -- a contract proposal that includes a bonus for hitting 75 home runs next year and leading them to 10 straight International League titles. Rodriguez recently opted out of his $252 million, 10-year contract with the New York Yankees. That prompted Hank Steinbrenner, son of the Yankees owner, to tell the New York Times: "Does he want to go into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee, or a Toledo Mud Hen?" The Mud Hens conjured up an offer to find out, said Jason Griffin, a spokesman for the Detroit Tigers' top farm team. Toledo created a Hall of Fame plaque of Rodriguez wearing a Mud Hens hat and sent a letter to his agent, Scott Boras. The deal stipulates that Rodriguez will have to compete for a spot with Toledo third basemen Mike Hessman, the league's most valuable player last season. "Would your client be willing to play a different position?" the letter asked.

[metirish]

Daily Snooze reporting that Rodriguez and MFY's in talks without Boras, I don't believe that.

[Valadius]

I believe that. I'm hoping that Rodriguez woke up and realized that Boras was hurting him.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Hurting him?

He had 3 years/75 guaranteeed and he's going to wind up with 10 years/200-something guaranteed.

Hurt me like that

[Valadius]

Yeah, but Boras making him look like an ass in front of America during Game 4 of the WS and then finding that no one outside of perhaps the team he was playing for before can pay him $35 million a year but even they might draw the line could make him rethink his relationship with Boras.

[metirish]

Considering the dismal ratings for the world series not many people in America know Rodriguez is an asshole.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Don't believe the hype. Who really cares about what day Boras phoned in his opt-out? I sure don't.

The only press Rodriguez needs is the one printing his checks.

[Elster88]

Seems like ARod is staying with the Yanks. I guess the Snooze was right.

[metirish]

I don't know about this gay, it's like he has to start over again except it's worse than that.

http://arod.mlb.com/players/rodriguez_alex/article.jsp?story=111407

[seawolf17]

="metirish"]I don't know about this gay, it's like he has to start over again except it's worse than that. http://arod.mlb.com/players/rodriguez_alex/article.jsp?story=111407

I know that's a typo, but it's a funny typo.

A-Rod is a loser and I don't want him on my team. There, I said it. Go to hell, Yankees, and take Alex Rodriguez with you.

[Elster88]

Brilliantly informative.

But I shouldn't complain, that's my exact argument whenever someone would ask if it would bother me if Clemens went to the Mets.

[metirish]

Of course all this could be just to use the Yankees as a negotiating ploy, if Hank or Hal stick to what they said then they won't be fooled by that.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That would be great, with Boras playing the devil who's convinced us he doesn't exist.

I mean, it sounds like it makes sense and all but then you think: A-Rod is going negotiate his own deal?!? To make the MFYs want you is a good way to get another club to up their offer.

[Farmer Ted]

What I find a bit unusual is that A-Rod's website is actually under the MLB domain, arod.mlb.com. Do any other players have the luxury of leaching off the commissioner for a personal site?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Just another example of that 749 and 1 scenario that Steve Phillips worried about.

[metirish]

It's all about their foundation and that's just great to hear.