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| Major-League Baseball Teams Should Not Sign Up A-Rod |
It may be to the best long-term interest of Major-League Baseball if no team will sign up Alex Rodriguez. He is not worth the money that his agent, Scott Boras, will demand. Besides, his astronomical salary will come at the expense of baseball fans in form of higher prices for game tickets, food and drinks and parking at the baseball stadium.
The Angels or the Cubs or the Dodgers or the Mets or the Yankees, or for that matter, any Major-League team, should not sign up A-Rod. It will be just a waste of money for any team to sign him up. Perhaps we, baseball fans, should boycott the team (and its sponsors and advertisers) that hires the mercenary of a player that is A-Rod. No baseball player is worth $30-million per season on a 10-year contract.
We will begin tonight to promote this idea in our web site, the www.mabuhayradio.com.
Our motley group of baseball fans sponsored the Filipino-American Community Night at the Dodgers Stadium in 2006 and 2007. And we are now planning for a bigger Filipino community event for the 2008 baseball season. We have, therefore, the organization to begin this Baseball Revolution, at least in Southern California.
Perhaps Major-League Baseball should realize that there are community organizations that have the people and a modest number of consumers to spearhead the proposed boycott of the team that signs up A-Rod. It is time to teach A-Rod and Scott Boras the lesson that baseball, without the fans, cannot survive even if there are a hundred players with the caliber of Alex Rodriguez playing America’s pastime. # # #
Long live, Baseball! Down with A-Rod and Scott Boras . . .
Cindy
I am certain I speak for the majority of Red Sox fans whan I ask you to please NOT sign Alex Rodriguez this off season, and please DO resign Mike Lowell. Mike Lowell represents that "team first attitude". He is a great clubhouse guy, who is well liked by the fans as well as his peers. He also comes at a fraction of the price Mr Rodriguez comes at. OH the other hand, Mr. Rodriguez seems to only want for himself, as shown in his exuberant salary requirements. His numbers are extremly impressive, I will admit, however, those numbers seem to disappear in playoff games when stats are much more important. He is NOT liked by Boston fans (Red Sox Nation) and seems to be somewhat of a "cancer" in other clubhouses. In addition Mr Epstein, for the money you save by retaining Mr Lowell, and not wasting on Mr Rodriguez, you could spend that 10 million annually on another decent player. (Dontrelle Lewis perhaps) I understand if ends must come with your relationship with Mr. Curt Schilling, however, business is business, and Id understand. Thats why I suggest retaining Mr Lowell (great clubhouse guy) instead of bringing in the unliked Alex Rodriguez. Perhaps Dontrelle Lewis would welcome coming to Boston, and you could afford if you do as I suggest.
In closing, I ask one more time to PLEASE resign Mike Lowell, and let someone else have Mr Rodriguez. I am certain I don't need to remind you Mr Lowell was world series MVP. Alex Rodrigues means Bad Karma, and a huge loss of chemistry for Our Beloved and storied franchise "the Boston Red Sox". Thank-you Mr Epstein, Red Sox Nation. :)
ok you guys, should we email this to theo?
Reprinted from Fox Sports' Fans' Comments
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