So Alex Rodriguez has opted out of the last three years of his Two Hundred fifty two million dollar contract yesterday. He forfeits the remaining $81 Million the Yankees would have had to pay him over the next three seasons. Read the full article here.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the definition of what is wrong with free agency. Apparently a contract means nothing anymore in the sports world. A guy signs a contract for $252 Million over 6 years, and three years down the road, he decides, "I came to this city for a world series ring, it's been three years, I don't have a ring yet, lets see who offers me the most money." I don't expect a guy to have a lifelong loyalty to a team anymore, that went out with the days of team buses and player/managers, but at least show some courtesy to the fans that paid your salary. Rodriguez reminds me of the kid who decides he's a fan of whatever team won the last World Series. One year, he shows up to school wearing a Yankee cap, next thing you know, it's April again, and this time he's sporting a Randy Johnson D-Backs jersey. I understand the need to follow the money in professional sports these days, because it's become just that, a profession. Still, where do we draw the line? I think at $252 Million, the line is just below that. Who knows, maybe Boston will pick him up in the off-season, and Yankee fans will really have something to jeer about.
Speaking of the Red Sox, I hate to utter these words for the second time in three years, but the Sox are World Champions, again. Congratulations to the city of Boston. Now the rest of the league can hate you too! As a devoted Yankee fan, I do have to give it up to the Sox, they played a great series, and they tore it up. Any chance of David Ortiz opting out of his contract this season?
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