Posted by winner77 on 9/29/2014 3:57:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 9/29/2014 3:49:00 PM (view original):
Posted by winner77 on 9/29/2014 3:34:00 PM (view original):
Ideally, he would take a buy out from the Yankees for the remaining 3 years....say 30 million of the 60+ he is owed. That said, he won't do it because he is greedy and apparently wants to end his career batting .250 with 18 homers and 140 strikeouts per season. Sad.
Why in the hell would he do that? What motivation would he have to take half of what he is owed? ESPECIALLY after how he was treated by MLB and the Yankees.
He embarrassed the entire team, and the entire sport, AND himself. Taking the buyout and bowing out gracefully would be ideal for all involved. He is going to go out for 3 seasons and play like crap anyway. I get why he won't because 30 million is 30 million.....I just think it would be the BEST thing to do for everyone.
You're missing the rather enormous point that ARod has so little self-awareness, I don't believe that he thinks he's embarrassed anybody.
In fact, I'm guessing that he believes he's a victim of everything that's gone on around him, as BL seems to believe he is.