2007-10-30 07:08:35 · 14 answers · asked by World Class Athlete 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Coming from a NY Yankees fan the question seems rather odd. He is no more of a mercenary than Clemens, Abreau, Giambi, or Damon are.
2007-10-30 07:14:46 · answer #1 · answered by Will B 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Having survived the exodus of Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez, I will again see the mercenary aspects of the entire league with the pending free agency of CC Sabathia. The Indians want to sign him but of course he is worth the Franklin mint now, so to speak, with those 19 regular season wins. He can easily command more than they can pay but supposedly wants to stay - yea, ok - Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome Take 3. I hope CC restores some fan faith but I am not going to hold my breath or I might turn blue. When they can command top $$$, they are all mercenaries.
2007-10-30 15:12:51 · answer #2 · answered by alomew_rocks 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think most people do there jobs for money/benefits. I don't think anyone would work for free, unless they were volunteering when they were already financially secure.
I'd like to see more incentive-based contracts with pro-athletes. Nowadays, if a player has a career-year in stats right before he's to be a free-agent, it almost guarantees that the player will perform worse after he's signed and will continue to until he's to become a free-agent again.
2007-10-30 14:48:38 · answer #3 · answered by Brandon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and most top end players are.
This is at the heart of fan disloyalty.
The players are mercenaries.
The teams are mercenary, threatening to leave town and play elsewhere if they aren't coddled to their satisfaction.
The league is mercenary, fighting only for a dollar, and not for fan loyalty.
2007-10-30 15:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by Jeff S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes A-Rod likes money and he has Scott Boras to help him get it. However he was on of the Yankees who spoke out on Joe Torre's behalf and could have opted out to make a statement. He's also said that he wants to play for one team for the rest of his career. Considering Cashman said that they wouldn't go out of their way to pursue him this year, perhaps he felt his future with the club would be a hard, short one.
2007-10-30 20:15:33 · answer #5 · answered by Emankcin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HMMMMMMM. A guy with no class who will go anywhere and do anything, for the right amount of money, yeap thats AROD oh and every other player on Boston and New York.
2007-10-31 13:41:32 · answer #6 · answered by amysue4772 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, much like J.D. Drew. A-Rod opted out of his contract and will try to extract the maximum for his services
2007-10-30 14:20:23 · answer #7 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Yankees knew exactly what they were getting into with A-Rod. They knew he had the ability to opt-out of his contract.
They assumed b/c they were the Yankees that they would be able to keep him, but they were wrong.
2007-10-30 14:19:37 · answer #8 · answered by iswthunder 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree with every one above who says all ballplayers are mercenaries
But A-Rod is the "mercenariest" and his POS agent is partly to blame
2007-10-30 15:25:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most of them are. How many players shift offseason and at the trade deadline. That would nake them all mercenaries.
But obviously he is not a good one though.
It doesnt help he has the biggest ****** agent.
2007-10-30 14:21:14 · answer #10 · answered by The Lorax 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋