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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Won't this be obvious to even the most idiotic fan? What do they get, the ability to say "we didn't fire him"? The irony is, with A-Rod and Rivera poised to leave, they'd have plenty of money to pay him with. (And the Red Sox can become the team with the highest payroll . . . )
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In my opinion, the best thing A-Rod could do would be to agree to an 8-year $160 million contract. The initial reason for the universal hatred of him was that no one believed he (or anyone else) was worth the huge contract he signed years ago. People hated him solely b/c of his huge contract (now, people hate him b/c of the huge contract and the fact that he's a total douche). If he's no longer the highest paid player in the game, maybe people will eventually forget about that. However, if he is signed for $30M/year, people are going to hate him even more (if that's possible). And, from what I can tell, it drives him CRAZY that people hate him. He seems like he really wants and needs people to like him - it's the only thing that is unattainable for him. I'm not sure he can recover from the huge contract and consistent displays of douchebaggery, but re-signing for another largest contract in history is just going to make it worse for him. Regardless, he'll go for the huge contract b/c he thinks it will make up for his glaring insecurities.
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