Playoff A-Rod

[ninetynineplus]

Should we look at A-Rod's performance as an opportunity to get him for less or proof that he is a miserable playoff player?

[Rooksports]

Getting him for less is all relative I think...lol.

 

But it's not like he'll be under any LESS pressure in the playoffs over here then he would be say with the Los Angeles/Anaheim/California/Compton Angels of Disney.

 

That could factor in as well in his decision. Go to a team that's not under the same media pressure.

 

I hope he's a cub....that would be one hell of a offense.

[Vanilla Ice]

The Los Angeles/Anaheim/California/Compton Angels of Disney.

 

LOL

[Wilmo]

I think A-Rod is a perfect fit for the "playoff" Cubs and our current group of "stars", if you know what I mean.

 

Even though A-Rod sucks in the playoffs, don't get me wrong, he is still my most wanted free agent since....Well since Soriano last season. :P

[imb]

The Los Angeles/Anaheim/California/Compton Angels of Disney.

 

i see what you did there

[Derwood]

A-Rod's 0 for 18 would have been perfect in the middle of our worthless lineup this eyar

[wekse]

The Los Angeles/Anaheim/California/Compton Angels of Disney.

 

i see what you did there

 

i don't get it

[A New Era]

The Los Angeles/Anaheim/California/Compton Angels of Disney.

 

i see what you did there

 

i don't get it

 

They keep changing their name.

[Banedon]

The Los Angeles/Anaheim/California/Compton Angels of Disney.

 

i see what you did there

 

i don't get it

 

They keep changing their name.

 

It's been the Angels for a long time now... :)

[jersey cubs fan]

ARod in the 2007 LDS, .267/.353/.467

Jeter in the 2007 LDS, .176/.176/.176

 

If you want to question the financial committment, go right ahead.

 

 

But for the love of God don't start talking seriously about ARod and choking.

[Sammy Sofa]

Baseball's history is riddled with great player who at times completely melted in the post-season, sometimes over and over again during their careers. This is mostly due to it being such a small sample size. Allowing some less than stellar playoff numbers (which don't even define all of his playoff stats over his career) to potentially deny signing a player of ARod's caliber, if such a thing is possible, is absurd.

[wekse]

The Los Angeles/Anaheim/California/Compton Angels of Disney.

 

i see what you did there

 

i don't get it

 

They keep changing their name.

 

i was kidding, but thanks

[CUBZ99]

ARod in the 2007 LDS, .267/.353/.467

Jeter in the 2007 LDS, .176/.176/.176

 

If you want to question the financial committment, go right ahead.

 

 

But for the love of God don't start talking seriously about ARod and choking.

 

He only came through when it didn't matter, and the team was going to lose anyways. :lol: :^o

[Warpticon]

ARod in the 2007 LDS, .267/.353/.467

Jeter in the 2007 LDS, .176/.176/.176

 

If you want to question the financial committment, go right ahead.

 

 

But for the love of God don't start talking seriously about ARod and choking.

 

He only came through when it didn't matter, and the team was going to lose anyways. :lol: :^o

 

Jeter got on one time TOTAL until the last game. Nobody's gonna say jack about him, and people are going to ride A-Rod for eternity. Because they are stupid.

[rocket]

ARod in the 2007 LDS, .267/.353/.467

Jeter in the 2007 LDS, .176/.176/.176

 

If you want to question the financial committment, go right ahead.

 

 

But for the love of God don't start talking seriously about ARod and choking.

 

He only came through when it didn't matter, and the team was going to lose anyways. :lol: :^o

 

Jeter got on one time TOTAL until the last game. Nobody's gonna say jack about him, and people are going to ride A-Rod for eternity. Because they are stupid.

 

Imagine if A-Rod was the one who grounded into that heart breaking double play.

[minnesotacubsfan]

ARod in the 2007 LDS, .267/.353/.467

Jeter in the 2007 LDS, .176/.176/.176

 

If you want to question the financial committment, go right ahead.

 

 

But for the love of God don't start talking seriously about ARod and choking.

 

He only came through when it didn't matter, and the team was going to lose anyways. :lol: :^o

 

Jeter got on one time TOTAL until the last game. Nobody's gonna say jack about him, and people are going to ride A-Rod for eternity. Because they are stupid.

 

Imagine if A-Rod was the one who grounded into that heart breaking double play.

 

does this mean NY will let ride Jeter out on a rail? he would be an upgrade @ SS for us

[Sammy Sofa]

Jeter could eat a baby at the plate with Mantle's bat, clean up with Ruth's jersey and then dance a jig with Munson's corpse and Yankee fans would still line up to fall down at his feet.

[hardcorecubfan]

Should Rodriguez choose to remain in New York, he would command a $27 million salary for the 2008 season. With uber-agent Scott Boras heading the negotiation for Rodriguez, there's a chance the Yankees may not know A-Rod's decision until the last possible minute. It's been speculated that the third baseman could make at least $30 million per year on the open market -- reason enough to consider testing the waters.

 

 

Boras still wants 30 mill???? does this not tarnish the value a little bit?

 

I was thinking of offering 18 at the most.

[BigbadB]

Should Rodriguez choose to remain in New York, he would command a $27 million salary for the 2008 season. With uber-agent Scott Boras heading the negotiation for Rodriguez, there's a chance the Yankees may not know A-Rod's decision until the last possible minute. It's been speculated that the third baseman could make at least $30 million per year on the open market -- reason enough to consider testing the waters.

 

 

Boras still wants 30 mill???? does this not tarnish the value a little bit?

 

I was thinking of offering 18 at the most.

 

It's all just posturing, IMO. If ARod wants the big money, he will stay in New York and sign an extension that will give him that big money.

 

If he hates New York enough, and wants to play for a winner, he knows he'll have to settle for less to do so. Maybe a team like Anaheim would throw that kind of money at ARod, but I doubt it.

[jersey cubs fan]

Should Rodriguez choose to remain in New York, he would command a $27 million salary for the 2008 season. With uber-agent Scott Boras heading the negotiation for Rodriguez, there's a chance the Yankees may not know A-Rod's decision until the last possible minute. It's been speculated that the third baseman could make at least $30 million per year on the open market -- reason enough to consider testing the waters.

 

 

Boras still wants 30 mill???? does this not tarnish the value a little bit?

 

I was thinking of offering 18 at the most.

 

It's all just posturing, IMO. If ARod wants the big money, he will stay in New York and sign an extension that will give him that big money.

 

If he hates New York enough, and wants to play for a winner, he knows he'll have to settle for less to do so. Maybe a team like Anaheim would throw that kind of money at ARod, but I doubt it.

 

I believe a significant chunk of the Yankee hierarchy would like ARod gone as much as he would like to leave. My theory is he wants to do whatever he can to not make it look like he's leaving with his tail between his legs. And the Yankees want to do whatever they can to make it look like they want to keep him. If ARod wants an extension on his current deal, they will keep him, but Yankees fans despise ARod, and I don't think Yankees brass think that's good for business. Had ARod come through with a game winning HR or two this series, and the team made it deep into October, with ARod playing out of his mind, perhaps he would have won "true Yankee" status. But that didn't happen. I really see no reason for him to stay. I think somebody will be able to put together a package that looks like 10/300, and if/when they do, the two sides, ARod and the Yankees, will both be able to part ways while pretending they tried to stay together.

 

Alex is going to be miserable if he stays in NY for the next 10 years, with Jeter declining right next to him.

[Derwood]

seems strange to say that the Cubs give him a better chance to win than the Yankees, but that Yankee club just looks like a sinking ship. they played out of their minds this year, but that offense is really old and there is no guarantee that the young pitching will hold up

[BigbadB]

I believe a significant chunk of the Yankee hierarchy would like ARod gone as much as he would like to leave. My theory is he wants to do whatever he can to not make it look like he's leaving with his tail between his legs. And the Yankees want to do whatever they can to make it look like they want to keep him. If ARod wants an extension on his current deal, they will keep him, but Yankees fans despise ARod, and I don't think Yankees brass think that's good for business. Had ARod come through with a game winning HR or two this series, and the team made it deep into October, with ARod playing out of his mind, perhaps he would have won "true Yankee" status. But that didn't happen. I really see no reason for him to stay. I think somebody will be able to put together a package that looks like 10/300, and if/when they do, the two sides, ARod and the Yankees, will both be able to part ways while pretending they tried to stay together.

 

Alex is going to be miserable if he stays in NY for the next 10 years, with Jeter declining right next to him.

 

I agree. I think ARod is as good as gone. But, I don't see any team coughing up 10/300. All a team has to do is see what 10/250 did to Texas, and that was during ARod's prime years.

 

I could see a deal stretching to 10 years, and maybe something in the vicinity of 17-20m per, but I'm thinking ARod may not require the per year money to be of as much importance as the length of the deal and where that deal leads him.

 

If I'm right in my thinking, ARod puts comfort and winning a championship ahead of dollar amount at this point. But, I very well could be wrong.

[jersey cubs fan]

I believe a significant chunk of the Yankee hierarchy would like ARod gone as much as he would like to leave. My theory is he wants to do whatever he can to not make it look like he's leaving with his tail between his legs. And the Yankees want to do whatever they can to make it look like they want to keep him. If ARod wants an extension on his current deal, they will keep him, but Yankees fans despise ARod, and I don't think Yankees brass think that's good for business. Had ARod come through with a game winning HR or two this series, and the team made it deep into October, with ARod playing out of his mind, perhaps he would have won "true Yankee" status. But that didn't happen. I really see no reason for him to stay. I think somebody will be able to put together a package that looks like 10/300, and if/when they do, the two sides, ARod and the Yankees, will both be able to part ways while pretending they tried to stay together.

 

Alex is going to be miserable if he stays in NY for the next 10 years, with Jeter declining right next to him.

 

I agree. I think ARod is as good as gone. But, I don't see any team coughing up 10/300. All a team has to do is see what 10/250 did to Texas, and that was during ARod's prime years.

I could see a deal stretching to 10 years, and maybe something in the vicinity of 17-20m per, but I'm thinking ARod may not require the per year money to be of as much importance as the length of the deal and where that deal leads him.

 

If I'm right in my thinking, ARod puts comfort and winning a championship ahead of dollar amount at this point. But, I very well could be wrong.

 

10/250 didn't do that to Texas, incompetence did.

[BigbadB]

10/250 didn't do that to Texas, incompetence did.

 

And to this day, there is incompetence all over the league. We see it in our very own favorite organization.

 

It was stupid for Texas to spend all that money on ARod. I won't argue with you there. They didn't have the components to compete.

 

There aren't many teams that are in a position to:

 

1. Afford to pay ARod what he's worth.

2. Have the components to surround him with talent for the next several years.

3. The desire to spend that kind of money on a single ballplayer.

[Soul]

Seems like every year the Yanks start poorly, somehow manage to get it together for a massive run, and then revert to their April/May selves in time for October.

 

Not sure why it's happening that way, but I do know it's NOT just because of ARod. ARod is the Yankees' scapegoat. If by some miracle the Cubs could benefit from that, then by all means NY, keep blaming ARod.

 

 

...and just for the record, the Yanks' October collapses are more fun to watch than just about everything in baseball.

 

This year: KNAT ATTACK SINKS 'EM!! :lol: