A-Rod wants to retire as Yankee

[seaver41]

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez tried to leave no doubt: He wants to finish his career with the New York Yankees.

"You want to be as honest as possible," Rodriguez said Tuesday night. "You're asking me what my sincere feeling is. I want to 100 percent stay in New York. Period. That's it. I don't know how many ways I can say it."

A-Rod was a guest on WFAN radio's Mike and the Mad Dog program before the game, an interview he described as "an absolute dogfight for 15 minutes." Rodriguez told the pair there were probably five or six teams interested in acquiring him this offseason, but he had no interest.

"The next time we're going to talk about this is hopefully in very late October," Rodriguez said. "I want to be here. I want to stay here."

The two-time MVP is entering the seventh season of his $252 million, 10-year contract, a deal he signed with the Texas Rangers. He can opt out of the agreement after the season, forfeit the $72 million owed in the final three years and become a free agent.

"You never want to feel that you're holding a team hostage," Rodriguez said. "I want to be in New York. This is the place I want to finish my career. That's it.

"We had options and we all know that, but I want to be in New York. That's it."

If he is sincere, he's a fool for not wanting to go to the Cubs.

[nymets0065]

Nick Saban was not gonna be the Alabama Coach

[seaver41]

Huh?

[Josh]

seaver41 said:

Huh?

Nick Saban coached the NFL's Miam Dolphins last year. He promised the media that he without a doubt was staying in Miami, and then all of a sudden bolted off to Alabama. Why? Money. Lots and lots of it..

[truckertom]

A-Rod is like so many players of today. Money will be the best motivator and we wonder why the game doesn't seem to have as many heros as it once had.

We were glad to see A-Rod leave Texas. Many saw him as a henderence in the clubhouse and this along with Raffy and others. So looking back, A-Rod was a mistake. Chan Ho Park was another. Tom Hicks needs to be learning from these mistakes.

[Fish Troll]

Smolts
"I want to finish my career in ATL"

During 2006 season
"WTF another blown game by the bullpen? I demand to be trade to another team right now!"

[seaver41]

truckertom said:

A-Rod is like so many players of today. Money will be the best motivator and we wonder why the game doesn't seem to have as many heros as it once had.

We were glad to see A-Rod leave Texas. Many saw him as a henderence in the clubhouse and this along with Raffy and others. So looking back, A-Rod was a mistake. Chan Ho Park was another. Tom Hicks needs to be learning from these mistakes.

A lot of Texas' problems is their stadium. They thought "Hey, if we make a ballpark that's really small, our players will hit more home runs". However, they forgot it's the same for the opposing team.

[Fish Troll]

seaver41 said:

truckertom said:

A-Rod is like so many players of today. Money will be the best motivator and we wonder why the game doesn't seem to have as many heros as it once had.

We were glad to see A-Rod leave Texas. Many saw him as a henderence in the clubhouse and this along with Raffy and others. So looking back, A-Rod was a mistake. Chan Ho Park was another. Tom Hicks needs to be learning from these mistakes.

A lot of Texas' problems is their stadium. They thought "Hey, if we make a ballpark that's really small, our players will hit more home runs". However, they forgot it's the same for the opposing team.

Hey more talent in return when they trade away those power hitters.

[Josh]

marlinstroll said:

seaver41 said:

A lot of Texas' problems is their stadium. They thought "Hey, if we make a ballpark that's really small, our players will hit more home runs". However, they forgot it's the same for the opposing team.

Hey more talent in return when they trade away those power hitters.

You think the other teams are stupid enough not to realize that these suddenly "power hitters" are just getting lucky from the small field?

[seaver41]

admin said:

marlinstroll said:

Hey more talent in return when they trade away those power hitters.

You think the other teams are stupid enough not to realize that these suddenly "power hitters" are just getting lucky from the small field?

They are stupid. Look at the deal Matthews Jr. got.

[truckertom]

I have heard every argument about the stadium. Correct me if I am wrong, but does the stadium change in the middle of an inning? Both pitchers have to pitch off the same mound.

If anything, the stadium scares most FA pitchers who see Arlington as a ERA inflation machine. And as an honest Ranger fan, I don't think veteran players take the Rangers seriously. If Hicks wants to change this, he had better get started pretty quick.

But, I have been called down by many Ranger fans for saying that most players see the Rangers as a temp rehab assignment, or a farm system to the "Bigger Teams".

[Fish Troll]

Maybe they should do the humiditor like in Colorado.

But yeah that should explain why the Rangers usually have a horrible pitching staff.

[truckertom]

I have used resoning on many Ranger fans, and it doesn't work. They are now wondering why Danks is doing such a great job for the Sox, and yet the return trades we aquired seem to have lost thier spark since becomming Rangers.

Danks was glad to get out of Texas.