Utter Disrespect...
Alex Rodriguez announced today that he will opt out of the remainder of his contract with the New York Yankees.
...and Mr. Arrogance couldn't have waited another 24 hours?
To clarify, A-Rod has a clause in his current contract allowing him to opt out and become a free agent, as long as he does so within 10 days of the end of World Series. Since the Sox completed the sweep tonight, the clock was set to begin now.
He decided he didn't want to wait. In the middle of Game 4, the announcement was made.
Personally, I'm upset with the absolute disrespect shown by Alex Rodriguez and his agent Scott Boras towards Major League Baseball, the Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and all the fans.
While the biggest story in sports will be the Red Sox second World Series Championship in four years, ARod has found a way to include himself.
I'm not a Yankees fan, but they have a history of showing respect to the game, their players (with the exception of the recent Joe Torre debacle), and the fans. The Yankees are a class organization, and were ultimately given the finger by one of baseball's best player.
"Alex's decision was one based on not knowing what his closer, his catcher and one of his statured pitchers was going to do," Boras told the Associated Press. "He really didn't want to make any decisions until he knew what they were doing."By "not" making a decision, I suppose he made a decision.
Jerk. If you want to opt out, do so; but have the respect to give the Red Sox their time to shine.
Right in the middle of the World Series celebration? I've been an A-Rod fan for a while... but I may need to rethink that.
Labels: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Sports, World Series
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