The Alex Rodriguez situation with the New York Yankees got a little more catty and probably irreconcilable. Major League Baseball and the Yankees lashed back at Rodriguez and agent Scott Boras for their ill timed annoucement they’d be opting out of the last three years of A-Rods contract. The annoucement came via email and during the middle of game four of the World Series. Good one, fellas.
First the MLB clawed back at Boras/Rodriguez on the timing:
“We were very disappointed that Scott Boras would try to upstage our premier baseball event of the season with his announcement,” Bob DuPuy, baseball’s chief operating officer, said Monday in an e-mail to The Associated Press. “There was no reason to make an announcement last night other than to try to put his selfish interests and that of one individual player above the overall good of the game,”
Then Hank Steinbrenner joined the mauling, when asked if the Yanks would negotiate with A-Rod now, after the Boras/Rodriguez strategy bumble:
“No chance. Not if it’s made official.” [LINK TO STORY]
Well, A-Rod, ya kind of blew that “good faith” thing that happens when contracts end and are renegotiated with long-term business partners. Can you really blame anyone for all the negativity? I thought you had some serious leverage at first, but now I recant my lame perspective. I don’t care how many home runs you can hit in the regular season, there has to be league-wide backlash due to your arrogance. Plus, you’re no Derek Jeter and definitely no leader.
