It’s tempting to go after A-Rod, but don’t let this guy go to do it. He may not be the MVP in the rest of the baseball world, but he is an MVP where it counts.
It’s been less than 48 hours since Alex Rodriguez and Scott Boras announced A-Rod will opt out of his contract and test free agency this off season. The world has been left to ponder the absurd timing of announcing his opt out, where he will end up playing ball in ’08 and the general obnoxiousness of Boras.
Some Boston fans are squawking about the timing of it all and how it stole the thunder away from the Sox running away with the World Series. Most notably, ESPN “Analyst” and non-closeted Red Sox fan Peter Gammons almost cried on the air yesterday with my least favorite human being in the world, Colin Cowherd. Yes, it’s amazing that at this time last year Boston starter Jon Lester was undergoing chemotherapy and pitched a gem of a game to clinch the second championship in four years for the Sox, but come on. I hate the Yankees and I didn’t really care while I was watching the game and guess what? I don’t really care today either. I was too worried about if Francona was going to use an overworked Okajima in the 7th or 8th.
Everything that A-Rod does or does not do is going to be big news because people in general are stupid and they love their tabloid news. It’s just how it is these days. People would rather read about Britney Spears than humanitarian efforts in Outer Mongolia. And yes, A-Rod is to baseball what Britney is to the entertainment world. If you consider what she does to be entertainment I guess. The only people that this was breaking news to were people with the attention spans of tadpoles. If you watched any baseball this year you knew it wasn't going to work out between A-Rod and Yankees brass.
There have been talks of the Sox possibly pursuing A-Rod. This would be a monumental blunder. Especially if they let World Series MVP Mike Lowell go to free up money to bag him. A-Rod in a Sox uniform? The very thought makes me queasy. I think Epstein and company will take a pass after being embarrassed by A-Rod and Boras in 2003-04. It was almost as embarrassing as Wade Boggs winning a World Series with the Yankees. So, here are some words for the Red Sox front office to live by. I think it was the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air who once said “if it ain’t broke, then don’t try and fix it.”
Moving away from the crazy ass world of A-Rod and the fallout in the Bronx, Boston will have a victory parade today to honor the 2007 champions. It’s definitely not guaranteed, but since most people that live in Boston are generally assholes, I’m sure there will be some sort of disruption between Lansdowne Street and City Hall. The night of the victory when police tried to break up people celebrating in the street, some party goers threw beer bottles at them. Classy. As much as I love this team and the area they play in, the people kind of suck. Despite that fact, I'll be paying too much for tickets and a hotel room for my wife and I next summer to see them play in Fenway.
The Sox got their due by easily winning the last seven games of their championship run, and I was generally surprised that SportsCenter didn’t focus on it too much. They have to over hype other future matters. Joe Girardi is yet to say yes to the Yanks, Kobe is pushing for a trade and the greatest football game ever played this weekend between the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots is on!! I’m tired of that game already, and they haven't even stepped foot on the field. This is how I feel about the Super Bowl usually, except it's still October.
One other thing regarding the Pats. I’m not a fan of their team in any respect, but if you think they ran the score up (they did) and disrespected the game of football by doing so you’re a douche bag. A big one. I think everyone made too big a deal of the videotaping scandal and it's cool Belichick is basically saying "fuck you" to the rest of the NFL. But consider this, maybe the Redskins should have played better? Did you ever think of that? When you suck you suck, and if you can’t compete don’t ask the other team to play the mercy game with you. Just try not sucking as much next time. How about that? Or maybe the next time your mom tucks you into bed at night you can ask her "why is the world so unfair?" If this question transcends from football to baseball this week, you probably live in Denver.
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