When you see a site like this, you can dismiss it as a rantings of a 12-year-old kid.
Kind of funny, but not to be taken seriously. Trade ARod, I Hate Toyotas, Ninjas Rule!
There is no point in arguing the case point by point because it's just a waste of intellectual energy and you're not going to convince this type of person that ARod is a good ballplayer. It doesn't even matter, because ARod just isn't kewl.
The execrable Steve Phillips, a man who is paid by ESPN to provide cogent baseball commentary -- perhaps still reeling from his own infamous decision to keep ARod off the Mets -- has now decided that the Yankees Must Trade ARod.
But, as Steve Phillips warns, ARod makes a lot of money. So, it might not be so easy to trade him.
But, the Yankees absolutely have to trade him.
Of course, this is a nonsensical idea that normally shouldn't get past some drunken rantings on MySpace. But this idea is actually getting air time on ESPN.
Jay Greenberg similarly suggests that the Yankees trade ARod:
"Philly has performed the kind of love on Bobby Abreu that toughens him for New York, where he may arrive within two weeks. Maybe A-Rod needs to be farmed there or to Boston for more seasoning."
Right. Trade Alex Rodriguez to Boston. Good idea.
I almost wish it happens just to teach these people a lesson. Maybe the Yankees can get Mike Lowell and Mike Timlin in return. Then watch ARod bat right between Ortiz and Manny and hit 55 HRs over the Monster. I'd like to see Scott Proctor face that gauntlet with the playoffs on the line.
"And Damon, tied for sixth in the AL in runs scored, tied for seventh in stolen bases and delivering exactly what the Yankees projected for their $52 million over four seasons, can definitely play in New York.
But 2 1/2 seasons into Alex Rodriguez' time in New York, we can't say that about him, not even close, not even after an MVP season, as weird as that has become."
The war in Jay Greenberg's head:
ARod won the MVP while playing in New York.
ARod hasn't proved he can play in New York.
ARod won the MVP while playing in New York.
ARod hasn't proved he can play in New York.
ARod won the MVP while playing in New York.
ARod hasn't proved he can play in New York.
2 comments:
Could an ARod for Manny deal work? Manny wants a trade every year and his contract has made him difficult to move. With Texas paying $9 million of ARod;s $25 million it's close to an even deal with Manny's $18 million.
I have doubts about a deal like that though. Fans couldn't get over losing 2 favorites, including Damon to the Yankees within one year. Too much bad blood.
Even with some other trade, could Boston fans embrace ARod? After the 2004 series smackdown??? They cheered Montreal goon Chris Nilan when he came to the Bruins...
ARod on the Sox would be hitting the Yankees with two fists come September. Completely a lose-win in favor of Boston.
The fans will HAVE to love ARod in Boston for at least the rest of this season. Next season, they'd turn on him too like they did in New York...
Choppa,
Alex Rodriguez can not be traded and he can not ask for a trade. There is no point in discussing a trade's viability baseball-wise or finance-wise. It's simply inconceivable from a public relations standpoint, if nothing else.
(Also, ARod just happens to be one of the best players ever, which seems to be lost in this discussion. Neither party wants to part company.)
The only lesson here is that great players have bad games and, sometimes, bad months. Every great player who ever played the game.
Jeter has his 3-error games and so does The Anointed One, David Wright. Maybe Wright got his out of the way early. It took ARod 12 years.
Heck, I remember Tommy John had a 3-error play, and he's a borderline Hall of Famer.
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