Herald: Boston no longer option for A-Rod

[ksushi]

The most clutch hitter ever was mark grace... go figure.

[TedWilliams101]

And guess what, Arod has done better in the playoffs than EVERYONE on our team other than Ortiz and Manny. Yep, thats right. Lugo has been terrible in 2 series. Drew has been horrible, i mean, really bad, through 39 playoff games. Youk hasn't really played in the playoffs, Lowell has been horrible, Tek has done as well as Arod, and everyone else doesn't have playoff experience. There goes that argument. So what is the real answer why people don't want to see Arod on the Red Sox... because they can't get past the fact that he's a Yankee, an unhappy one at that, and because of all the s*** RS fans have put against him. Thats the root.

[CrespoBlows]

Well done, Ted.

 

You get my official two thumbs up. An honor not often bestowed on people.

[Taliesin]

Well done, Ted.

 

You get my official two thumbs up. An honor not often bestowed on people.

 

 

I'm not sure which one of you is the bigger fool. I will bestow the duel idiot prize for the evening...otherwise known as the 5/23 I've had 3 Vodka Tonics and 4 beers moron of the night award (and it is prestigious) to either one of you. You decide where you pick it up. I'm more concerned I'm arguing w/ 13 y/o's.

[CrespoBlows]

I'm not sure which one of you is the bigger fool. I will bestow the duel idiot prize for the evening...otherwise known as the 5/23 I've had 3 Vodka Tonics and 4 beers moron of the night award (and it is prestigious) to either one of you. You decide where you pick it up. I'm more concerned I'm arguing w/ 13 y/o's.

 

http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/05_03/images/12-questions-hdr.jpg

 

You must be, if you think you've scored any points so far.

 

Go on. State your point of view. Then we'll decide who is granted the title of drunk poster.

[adam123]

We could use him to bat 4th ? Looks like JD pushing to hard .

[TGov]

I was a big fan of A-Rod's before he was a Yankees and everyone knows how it goes with a yankee, well atleast Red Sox fans know... but in past years, I've been see more cheap shots A-Rod takes (EX: Slap to Arroyo, Elbow to Pedroia, there's more but those I know) I wouldn't want a player like that... Love him when he's good, hate him when he's bad... He's not a team player and he (IMO) doesn't do anything with team chemistry... I think team chemistry is one of the most important things you can have in a team... A-Rod is a star, he should go somewhere other than NY and Boston and play SS again... Go to the Cubs and back with Pinella...

[BoSox21]

everyone talks about chemistry but that means nothing in baseball, camaraderie is the word you're looking for. Chemistry is John Stockton knowing where Karl Malone was on the court, the only chemistry formed in baseball that matters is the catcher developing a chemistry with the pitcher. A team with good camaraderie is a collection of guys who enjoy being in the clubhouse with each other each day and having fun on the field and in the dugout

[TGov]

everyone talks about chemistry but that means nothing in baseball' date=' camaraderie is the word you're looking for. Chemistry is John Stockton knowing where Karl Malone was on the court, the only chemistry formed in baseball that matters is the catcher developing a chemistry with the pitcher. A team with good camaraderie is a collection of guys who enjoy being in the clubhouse with each other each day and having fun on the field and in the dugout[/quote']

 

alright, maybe that's the word I was looking for, but you knew what I meant...

[a700hitter]

Why would we want a guy who should end up with every record in the book? Why would we want that?

[castigs850]

i dont see why this thread says he is no longer an option. has anyone on the sox said they dont want him if he is available? not that i've heard of. IMO he is still very much an option, and a real good one at that

[TedWilliams101]

I think Sox fans are overreacting to the Arod elbow thing. If you actual thought about it rationally, Pedroia did try and take out Cano during a DP situation earlier in the game. Pedroia was so far off the bag it is questionably whether he could have touched the bag, as is the rule. Arod simply did a similar thing to Pedroia in a sort of retaliation, basically saying that they saw that. And Arod was ON the bag and did nothing more than try and put his body infront of Pedroia to break up the DP. Pedroia was feet from the bag heading right at Cano to try and break up the DP. Bais?...

 

Just because Arod isn't a Kevin Millar type doesn't mean that he wouldnt "fit" with the team. Remember, there are many great professional, quiet players who have played on the Sox (Lowell, Loretta, etc etc) who have done well and added to the team. You don't have to be a Red Sox Idiot to "make" the team. All you have to do is play together.

 

Go on guys, keeping reaching for a reason to hate Arod.

[TheKilo]

The hard slide is not the issue. Throwing an elbow with Pedroia in the air is.

[riverside sluggers]

http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=1003059&format=text

 

Not concerning Arod, moreso about the seemingly never ending revolving door of players switching sides. Ortiz made me literally almost throw up with his quote in Time magazine saying he'll never rule out signing with the Yankees. While yes comforting to know hes signed thru 2011, I dont want to get that image ever in my head of him donning pinstripes

[TheKilo]

http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=1003059&format=text

 

Not concerning Arod, moreso about the seemingly never ending revolving door of players switching sides. Ortiz made me literally almost throw up with his quote in Time magazine saying he'll never rule out signing with the Yankees. While yes comforting to know hes signed thru 2011, I dont want to get that image ever in my head of him donning pinstripes

 

Why? At least he's not feigning being genuine like Damon or Clemens.

 

I bet if the Yankees pay Schilling $15 mil for next year he wouldn't rule out going there.

 

Root for the laundry.

[a700hitter]

http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=1003059&format=text

 

Not concerning Arod, moreso about the seemingly never ending revolving door of players switching sides. Ortiz made me literally almost throw up with his quote in Time magazine saying he'll never rule out signing with the Yankees. While yes comforting to know hes signed thru 2011, I dont want to get that image ever in my head of him donning pinstripes

He's one of the most genuine guys in the Sport. He's doesn't dish the usual BS for fan and media consumption. He just tells the truth. It's a business, and it could happen. I am sick of the "team disrespected me" crap from the players, and "the [new team] made me feel more wanted." I am sick of the FO saying that they "made a good faith offer" or that they didn't get a chance to counter offer. Let's get it out in the open. Our guys would stay if the Sox made competitve offers, and the team will not make competitive offers to those guys that they really don't want to keep. That's the whole truth.