WHY GOD?? WWWHHHHYYY?!?!?!

Two things happened Sunday night that undoubtadly added to the suicide rate in the Bronx.

On the Red Sox way to sweeping the Rockies in the World Series, A-Rod's agent, Scott Boras, announced that he was opting out of his contract with the Yankees.

WHY GOD? I MEAN..BOTH? ON THE SAME NIGHT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?

Now, I can officialy say A-Rod is a deuche bag for the timing of his annoucement. Even if he would have announced he was returning to the Yankees, he shouldn't have done it when he did. His agent announced it in the middle of game 4 of the World Series. One that A-Rod wasn't playing in. That's so disrespectful to the game, and the teams playing. He had to make sure he had a part of the spotlight. Someone should have just told him, "Hey man, just wait until the day after the series is over. We know you made up your mind, but let these two teams stand alone like the should right now."

He had to make sure that people weren't JUST talking about the Red Sox. He needed his name in the conversation too. Well A-Rod, that's a bitch move.

AND, did you hear the reason he gave for leaving? Because of the uncertainty of Andy Pettit, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera? PUH-LEASE! A-Rod said he wanted a long term contract (10-12 year range). How many of those 3 do you think will still be playing in 5 years? Probably 0. Your excuses are see through. Because if you cared about those players, you would wait and see what happens with them. But it is what it is.

I still was thinking, OK, once the Yankees sign those other players, then they'll make an offer in the same style that they did with Joe Torre. No wiggle room, here it is, take it or leave it. Well, it's not looking like that's gonna happen. Hank Steinbrenner, son of The Boss, had this to say:

"It's clear he didn't want to be a Yankee...He doesn't understand the privilege of being a Yankee on a team where the owners are willing to pay $200 million to put a winning product on the field. I don't want anybody on my team that doesn't want to be a Yankee...We wanted him to stay a Yankee. We wanted to let him know how much we wanted him," he said. "The bottom line is ... do we really want anybody that really doesn't want to be a Yankee? How the heck can you do that? Compare him with Jeter. Jeter, since he was a little kid, all he ever wanted to do was play shortstop for the Yankees. That's what we want."

Well, I guess it's good bye A-Rod. I hope you catch AIDS. Not really. As a Yankees fan, I got 1 finger on each hand for you. As a man, I would remember all the booing. ALL of it. I would say "New York doesn't deserve me," and I would probably be right.

So, instead, I'll just say peace out.



Now, the question is what team will he go to? And will he go back to playing short stop? There are only a hand full of teams who can afford the guy, and he's gonna be a diva about what team he goes to. Here are the frontrunners:

Angels - They have the money to pay A-Rod. The problem is their owner has stated that devoting a large chunk of the pay roll to one player isn't his style. Maybe it will change for someone who will proabably end up THE G.O.A.T.

Giants - They have shown that they will build around one player, especially a slugger. They also have the money, and should be strong in their pursuit.

Dodgers - from NY to L.A. Simple as that. A-Rod is as Hollywood as they come, so he would fit right in.

Red Sox - The suicide rate in the Bronx would SKY ROCKET. But it could happen. Their 3rd baseman Mike Lowell is a free agent, and the team hasn't commented on whether or not they will re sign him. BUT he did just win world series MVP. You gotta sign that guy back, right? This might be the team that signs him to play short stop. But where would he fit in the line up? Or the locker room? We know the scuffles through out the years, most noteable with catcher/captain Jason Varitek, so is it really all that likely? Possibly.

Tigers - A-Rod's agent represents a number of players in the D, so the team has a working relationship with him, already.



OK, So here I am watching ESPN, or at least listening to it. All day so far today has been A-Rod, A-Rod, Yankees, Joe Girardi, A-Rod, Yankees, Yankees, A-Rod, A-Rod, A-Rod. What's missing? The team who won the World Series. LAST NIGHT! Now, as a Yankees fan, I gotta say I'm lovin the fact that they are being completely ignored. You would have thought the Yankees just got done winning their 43rd ring in a row.

But Scott Boras, Rodrigues' agent, said he doesn't understand why the Yankees are bad mouthing A-Rod but not Jorge Posada, or Mariano Rivera, because they too, have become free agents. Here's the difference. A-Rod opted out of his contract, basically saying he doesn't want to be a Yankee. With the other two, their contract has expired, and they have both remained quiet. Rivera has been more vocal and he said the Yankees will get their fair shot at resigning. A-Rod sent a fuck you to the Bronx. Also added by Boras, was that A-Rod would consider coming back to the Bronx. He would gather all offers, bring them to the Yankees are try to work a deal with the Bombers. Now, that wouldn't be a problem, had they at least listened to the Yankees offer before making the announcment. The Yankees had contacted Boras and said they had an offer ready, and it was supposed to be a record breaking, highest paying contract in baseball history.