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Originally Posted by TimS
And just to rub salt in that open wound ;-)
New York will still pay him the approximately $5.5 million remaining on this season’s contract, plus a $1 million signing bonus for 2017, plus all of next season’s $20 million contract. That’s a total of $26.5 million to not play baseball.
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Indeed. That's why I called him a $500 million dollar victim. Why should anyone give a fuck for this dude?
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Originally Posted by Joshua G
i myself was furious at the steinbrenners. when they gave him that 10 year deal...after he walked away from his contract, during a world series game! he embarrassed the yanks & looked for more money. But when he found no takers, fucking hank bails him out with a 300 million check. disgraceful.
so as far as im concerned the steinbrenners got what they deserved.
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Excellent point! I was going to list all of A-Rod's atrocities but this is the one that really gets my goat. We were FREE OF HIM. he was OUT THE DOOR. And fucking Hank Steinbrenner gives him a 10 year $300 million contract. WTF?? Plus, A-Rod was 33 so I said at the time, "What, he's going to play til he's 43?" Madness.
I'll tell you this: If I could trade that one World Series ring (2009) with A-Rod for a Yankee team without A-Rod and no World Series ring I'd do it in a heartbeat.
PS: I still blame A-Rod's presence for the 2004 Boston Red Sox coming back from 3-0 down to win debacle. Talk about a curse in reverse! Grrrr!