Is Boras really this delusional?

[ORS]

Drew Rosenhaus is unethical (so I hear)' date=' but I haven't heard much complaining about him.[/quote']

Yeah, but in his sport, with the guaranteed portion of contracts usually being less than half the total value, and it being the sport where the performers are at the greatest risk of career ending injury, I think his tactics are justified. The NFL owners brought whatever Rosenhaus and his ilk do upon themselves, and they still have the upper hand.

[Mr Crunchy]

Based on the current mess in all industries,advertisement budgets are going to be slashed across the board from the car dealerships to the breweries to the airlines...That means less revenue for tv which means less revenue for mlb the nfl and the nba down the road..Attendence is going to fall as well. I was at the pats game sunday and there wasnt a single line for anything anywhere.A battle for 1st place was insanely quiet even with buffalo in the game till 10minutes were left..Baseball will face similar issues and I dont know many people who admit attending NBA games due to that product really eating it despite the Celts being on top of the world and rightly so....The days of wine and roses maybe coming to an end, everyone is broke or if theyre not broke they know someone who tailgates with them or splits season tix with them that are broke and next year is going to be worse...

[TheKilo]

Boras:

 

"Jason Varitek intends on being a full-time player for many years to come. He's in great shape. His defense, his game-calling skills, his leadership skills are extraordinary and at the highest level...Jason wants to catch every day; he wants to play every day. He has a lot more left in his career."

 

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081125&content_id=3692402&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos

[BoSox21]

I love how he left out what many would say is the most important part, his offense

[Dojji]

Yeah. It's looking more and more like Varitek's headed straight for another painful divorce.

[Paradisecity]

That is great that Jason Varitek wants to play every day.

 

How many teams want to pay Jason Varitek to play every day for a few years?

 

That is the real question, I I believe Boras knows that the answer is...no-one

 

I think Boras knows that he's got nothing here.

 

I hope the teams collude to bring the prices down on these guys.

[BSN07]

That is great that Jason Varitek wants to play every day.

 

How many teams want to pay Jason Varitek to play every day for a few years?

 

That is the real question, I I believe Boras knows that the answer is...no-one

 

I think Boras knows that he's got nothing here.

 

I hope the teams collude to bring the prices down on these guys.

 

 

 

Donald Fehr says hello.

 

Fehr successfully challenged the owners' collusion, leading to the owners paying $280 million in damages to the players.

[Paradisecity]

Donald Fehr has lost a lot of power in recent years, particularly with the Mitchell investigation.

 

 

Let me rephrase. Donald Fehr has been staying out of the limelight and has not been flexing his muscles at all. It is unlikely that he will throw his weight around without obvious and egregious missteps that the world can see.

 

I just want them to keep it on the DL, thats all...

[Dipre]

Lowering the price-tag on FA talent in baseball is virtually impossible, but it sure would be awesome.

[Dojji]

Would never work of course. All you need is one midcap team that thinks it's a bigcap team that goes balls to the wall for some FA they like and the whole thing goes out the window.

[Dipre]

"Jason Varitek wants to be a regular for many years"

 

I'm sure Boras laughs on the inside while spewing this ********.........

[BoSox21]

"Jason Varitek wants to be a regular for many years"

 

I'm sure Boras laughs on the inside while spewing this ********.........

 

http://graysmatter.codivation.com/content/binary/george_costanza.jpg

 

It's not a lie, if you believe it...

[Dipre]

http://graysmatter.codivation.com/content/binary/george_costanza.jpg

 

It's not a lie, if you believe it...

 

Proper use of Mr. Costanza here, Touche.........

[BSN07]

http://graysmatter.codivation.com/content/binary/george_costanza.jpg

 

It's not a lie, if you believe it...

 

Absolute $ Bosox:thumbsup:

 

 

But everyone should know this is Boras's MO. He over hypes and calls for what seem to be outrageous contracts. Then ends up settling somewhere between what he wants, and what someone else offers. And it's usually closer to his end.

 

 

He knows how to use the desperation of clubs to his advantage. And when they aren't desperate, that's when he fabricates his mystery team. And then someone is dumb enough to fall for it.

 

 

Infact the only deal he didn't get close on was Dice-K's. It's because he ahs NO leverage. The only choice he had was let Dice-K sign the lower vaule deal that was offered, or watch Dice-K return to Japan.

 

 

Like I have said before, the only way to beat someone like Boras is not to deal with him. But if yo decide not to deal with him, someone else will and he knows it.