I just read the first two sentences of sports agent Scott Boras' wikipedia page. He obviously wrote it himself because it did not say anything about his friendship with Satan. No doubt he is good at what he does. I mean, he always shows his clients the money. Well at least he used to. His own pathetic ego has burned so many bridges that teams don't even want to deal with him anymore. And another one of Satan's friends, Alex Rodriguez, fired Boras last year and gladly took a deal worth $100 million less than what Boras wanted to get A-Rod, who was already the highest paid player in the league.
In the recent Boras' saga, which is the issue I am blogging about today, has finally been put to rest. Manny Ramirez has finally signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for basically the same terms he was offered four weeks ago. In recap for Ramirez, Boras instructed Manny to feel sorry for himself about the way the Red Sox were treating him last year. In doing so, Ramirez became increasingly unhappy. Then Boras instructs Manny to stop trying, forcing Boston to deal Ramirez to LA.
Basically, Boston saves money. Ramirez loses money by not finishing out his final two years with Boston, and he is now on a team less likely to win a championship. Then Boras tells Manny he will get him a four-year deal with a fifth-year option that was going to be worth around $120 million, but instead Ramirez has a two-year deal worth $45 million. Obviously we are splitting hairs and regardless of how things shaped up, Ramirez was and still is very rich. I just hope that Ramirez will do like A-Rod and dump Boras. I hope owners, just like LA's Frank McCourt, will continue busting Boras' chops, so that he is ultimately ran out of the league because he is the Don King of baseball. I also hope Boras is kicked by a clydesdale before he dies.
In football news, I would like to thank the Texans for getting rid of Sage Rosenfels. One of my buddies had a nervous breakdown after what he calls the Rosencopter took place against Indianapolis this past season. Rosenfels had a sure victory over the Colts, a victory that very well may have surged the Texans into the playoffs but instead Rosenfels engineered the most single greatest meltdown that sport has ever seen. Since Rosenfels was traded to Minnesota, my buddy has started eating three meals a day and no longer needs a bib. That being said, I have to sarcastically thank both Texas football franchises for signing quarterbacks from the 2008 Detroit Lions, which produced the first 0-16 season in NFL history. If you didn't know, the Cowboys signed Jon Kitna to backup Romo. Now we have two quarterbacks who can't win a playoff game. Good call. Meanwhile, the Texans signed Dan Orvloskinbauchensaucer, who couldn't hack it for a team that went 0-16! Excellent call.
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Not only did the sign a qb who couldn't hack it for the Lions. They signed a QB who clearly ran out of the endzone and never realized it. As for Kitna, I wouldn't mind him being my teams back up. I think it was a good trade to get rid of Rosenfels but come on you cannot blame the Indy loss solely on him. There is no reason why they should have had the QB rolling out when they had such a big lead. Especially when they had been punishing them on the ground. So some of the blame has to go on the OC.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe there was no mention of the Pats getting rid of Cassell and Vrabel for a 2nd round pick. Something does seem fishy about that. Your telling me not one other team offered any better picks or players for that matter?
I mean Schaub played 4 games for ATL went like 1-3 and he commanded a 1st round pick to be traded. Think about that. However, as much as I want Cassell to be good I think the Pats made him who he was but we will see.
Good stuff and thoughts about Cassell. Excellent points. I think both sides got a pretty good deal in the end though. I mean, the Chiefs are better and the Pats got a quality pick and freed up some cap space. But it does seem fishy that the Pats didn't get anything better as far as offers from other teams. They were probably just paying some last respects to their former employer all while figuring the Chiefs were the team least likely to turn Cassell, which could have ultimately seemed like a bite in the backside to the Pats.
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