Comments on: A Bittersweet Return??? http://lonerangers.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/a-bittersweet-return/ The Sports Corner Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:29:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: rangersorrobbers http://lonerangers.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/a-bittersweet-return/#comment-7 rangersorrobbers Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:29:10 +0000 http://lonerangers.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/a-bittersweet-return/#comment-7 I love your line: "(Hicks) actually reminds me of the Cleveland Indians owner in the film Major League." Greatness. Here's the post I mentioned I was working on: http://rangersorrobbers.wordpress.com/2007/07/13/alex-rodriguez-contract-extension-and-tom-hicks-contribution-to-the-yankees-future/ I love your line: “(Hicks) actually reminds me of the Cleveland Indians owner in the film Major League.” Greatness.

Here’s the post I mentioned I was working on:

http://rangersorrobbers.wordpress.com/2007/07/13/alex-rodriguez-contract-extension-and-tom-hicks-contribution-to-the-yankees-future/

]]> By: BigDsport http://lonerangers.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/a-bittersweet-return/#comment-6 BigDsport Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:47:05 +0000 http://lonerangers.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/a-bittersweet-return/#comment-6 I don't think there is any truth to that rumor. Some writers just don't have much of clue what they're talking about and this guy is one of them. As far as the first A-Rod signing, it's still setting this team back. Hicks acted like an idiot when he signed A-Rod for so much over what other teams were offering and then felt obligated to go out and sign Chan Ho to another horrible contract so they could "win now". Chan Ho's contract just ran out last year and hampered us (in the form of Phil Nevin) and Hicks is still paying Alex 7 mill a year to play for the Yankees. Not to mention all the money Hicks deferred to Alex to pay him in future years so that he could go out and make those "win now" signings. I can still remember Alex saying, "I don't care if it's Hicks paying me or Hicks JR." Well I care because that's always going to be money we can't spend to help this team. Alex is not a bad baseball player, but he was a bad signing then and I couldn't believe that he would give a discount to come and play for us again. I don’t think there is any truth to that rumor. Some writers just don’t have much of clue what they’re talking about and this guy is one of them.

As far as the first A-Rod signing, it’s still setting this team back. Hicks acted like an idiot when he signed A-Rod for so much over what other teams were offering and then felt obligated to go out and sign Chan Ho to another horrible contract so they could “win now”. Chan Ho’s contract just ran out last year and hampered us (in the form of Phil Nevin) and Hicks is still paying Alex 7 mill a year to play for the Yankees. Not to mention all the money Hicks deferred to Alex to pay him in future years so that he could go out and make those “win now” signings. I can still remember Alex saying, “I don’t care if it’s Hicks paying me or Hicks JR.” Well I care because that’s always going to be money we can’t spend to help this team.

Alex is not a bad baseball player, but he was a bad signing then and I couldn’t believe that he would give a discount to come and play for us again.

]]> By: rangersorrobbers http://lonerangers.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/a-bittersweet-return/#comment-5 rangersorrobbers Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:10:29 +0000 http://lonerangers.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/a-bittersweet-return/#comment-5 That HAS to be one of those wacky unfounded July rumors. Even Hicks has said he regretted giving ARod 10 years the first time (he repeated that as recently as the Laufenberg interview). Hicks may be insane enough to bring ARod back, but not for 10 years. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, ARod's not dumb enough to make the same mistake twice. I've been planning a post on this for a while, but I still think the ARod signing was good one. If you go back and look at it from the point of view of the time - ARod was a great addition, even though the contract to get him here was 2-3 years too long and several million $ a year too high. The problem was the lie behind it. And that turned out to be ARod's problem with it too. One that making him Captain couldn't smooth over. As important as the length and dollars in the contract was Hicks' promise to ARod that his financial committment to ARod would not prevent him from adding other pieces to make the team a winner. That didn't hold true. And that's what made ARod leave. And I doubt he'll ever return as long as Hicks and Hart are still around. They'd have to sign Zambrano and Buehrle, keep Tex and Gagne and get a new catcher just to have a chance to beg ARod to play here again. That HAS to be one of those wacky unfounded July rumors. Even Hicks has said he regretted giving ARod 10 years the first time (he repeated that as recently as the Laufenberg interview). Hicks may be insane enough to bring ARod back, but not for 10 years. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, ARod’s not dumb enough to make the same mistake twice.

I’ve been planning a post on this for a while, but I still think the ARod signing was good one. If you go back and look at it from the point of view of the time – ARod was a great addition, even though the contract to get him here was 2-3 years too long and several million $ a year too high.

The problem was the lie behind it. And that turned out to be ARod’s problem with it too. One that making him Captain couldn’t smooth over.

As important as the length and dollars in the contract was Hicks’ promise to ARod that his financial committment to ARod would not prevent him from adding other pieces to make the team a winner. That didn’t hold true. And that’s what made ARod leave. And I doubt he’ll ever return as long as Hicks and Hart are still around. They’d have to sign Zambrano and Buehrle, keep Tex and Gagne and get a new catcher just to have a chance to beg ARod to play here again.

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