Ten Games Into 2007...
Just about every sports writer in New York is offering a guarantee that A-Rod will not be back in pinstripes after 2007.
Why?
Three words: money, Scott, and Boras.
Why would A-Rod play on a contract that pays him 81 million over three seasons when he could play on a contract that guarantees him 120 million or more over five or six seasons?
When it's all said and done, A-Rod could become the first professional athlete to earn 300 million in straight salary during his playing career. Shaq and Garnett may be the only other members when their careers are over.
A-Rod definitely looks like the best player in baseball right now. He has tremendous power to all fields and is an elite all-around athlete.
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No question that Derek Jeter has had a bad string of games over the past several days. But don't expect him to finish the season with more than 20 errors. With the type of confidence he has, I wouldn't be surprised if he finished the season with less than 10 errors.
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Here's my prediction for the four-man rotation for the 2007 playoffs:
1. Chien-Ming Wang
2. Andy Pettitte
3. Mike Mussina
4. Kei Igawa
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That's all for now...let's hope that that last blown save in Oakland is the only one of its kind for Mo this year.
- Joshua
Why?
Three words: money, Scott, and Boras.
Why would A-Rod play on a contract that pays him 81 million over three seasons when he could play on a contract that guarantees him 120 million or more over five or six seasons?
When it's all said and done, A-Rod could become the first professional athlete to earn 300 million in straight salary during his playing career. Shaq and Garnett may be the only other members when their careers are over.
A-Rod definitely looks like the best player in baseball right now. He has tremendous power to all fields and is an elite all-around athlete.
***
No question that Derek Jeter has had a bad string of games over the past several days. But don't expect him to finish the season with more than 20 errors. With the type of confidence he has, I wouldn't be surprised if he finished the season with less than 10 errors.
***
Here's my prediction for the four-man rotation for the 2007 playoffs:
1. Chien-Ming Wang
2. Andy Pettitte
3. Mike Mussina
4. Kei Igawa
***
That's all for now...let's hope that that last blown save in Oakland is the only one of its kind for Mo this year.
- Joshua
