Mr May!!!!!!

[frankb03]

Papi makes 5 Mill a year compared to what, 25 mill for Gay-Rod?
At that price, Papi IS MORE VALUABLE!

You have a good point there.

[wayne1218]

Seriously, at 25 Million those are average numbers for GayRod. He should be far & above everyone in MLB based on his contract. Is he worth it? No Way, not when you can sign Pujols, Ortiz, AND Andruw Jones for less than what GayRod costs.

The only people i remember with 25 Million contracts are Jordan and Shaq and they were being rewarded for being the most dominant player in the game AND WINNING TITLES! Can GayRod say either? Seriously, WTF has he done to deserve that price tag except for being gay?

[savage1]

I know you can regard this as hearsay, but I remember specifically the Sportscenter episode where they showed all the stats (BA, Homeruns, RBI's) of both players;then when they showed the stats with game on the line from 7th inning on I believe, even I was surprised;I think 10Dime's stats are pretty close to the truth.
I guess what it comes down to is what criterion you use to judge who should be voted the MVP.
I admit I am biased watching the Sox and Ortiz day in and day, out and obviously I love it when ARod fails in the clutch as he did last night(except if I bet the Yanks of course lol);even so, I think Ortiz gets the nod all things considered. As Wayne pointed out dollar for dollar in terms of salary, there is simply no comparison between the two players, although I don't think the people doing the voting will use that criterion.
I will say this in terms of the Sox:I would take either Mariano Rivera or Jeter before I took ARod if I could have my chocie as to which player would fit in better with the Red Sox.

[JBC13]

Seriously, WTF has he done to deserve that price tag except for being gay?

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

[Spark]

Can i please chime in here guys???


What has A-Rod ever won??? ..... Piling up great stats on bad teams does not necessarily make a winner..... he's not worth the money .... I'd rather have a player like Jeter who's actually got a ring and knows how to win..... JMHO

[savage1]

Spark-case in point-look at what Jeter did last night with not the game on the line but with the SEASON on the line, and then compare that with what ARod did-enough said.

[Lsufan]

Excuse Me, Can I have Your Attention Please!!!!

This Photo Just In...

Since A-Rod is out of work, he contacted a Mr. J. White for a job during his off season.

This picture is of A-Rod taking time off of his new off season job to take a few pictures for the kids.

[Spark]

Spark-case in point-look at what Jeter did last night with not the game on the line but with the SEASON on the line, and then compare that with what ARod did-enough said.

I know a lot of guys do not agree with my statement but that is MHO saavy ... So many people think A-Rod is clearly the best player in the world not named Barry Bonds.......

[wayne1218]

I know a lot of guys do not agree with my statement but that is MHO saavy ... So many people think A-Rod is clearly the best player in the world not named Barry Bonds.......

I agree and i would take Pujols over him in a heartbeat!

[frankb03]

Seriously, at 25 Million those are average numbers for GayRod. He should be far & above everyone in MLB based on his contract. Is he worth it? No Way, not when you can sign Pujols, Ortiz, AND Andruw Jones for less than what GayRod costs.

The only people i remember with 25 Million contracts are Jordan and Shaq and they were being rewarded for being the most dominant player in the game AND WINNING TITLES! Can GayRod say either? Seriously, WTF has he done to deserve that price tag except for being gay?

You can't blame the Yanks for Gay-Rods 25 million.

[wayne1218]

You can't blame the Yanks for Gay-Rods 25 million.

Really??? ..... Because they traded for that contract which tells me they also accept/agree to the terms of it. Not smart (IMO).

[wayne1218]

Give me Soriano and 20 million 7 days a week!

[frankb03]

I will say this in terms of the Sox:I would take either Mariano Rivera or Jeter before I took ARod if I could have my chocie as to which player would fit in better with the Red Sox.

I agree 100%

[wayne1218]

savage, I would take Kevin Brown, Pavano or J. Wright. We need pitching!

[savage1]

Spark-unfortunately many people look only at the stats, and not what those stats mean in terms of his teams's winning a particular game or in this case championship.
If we were talking olympics and somehow individual achievements in baseball were the criterion for winning a gold medal, then ARod would win a boatload of them.
In the real world of baseball though, we all know it is a team effort and that many other things BESIDES individual achievements must be considered;in this respect I think ARod fails to match his individual achievements and certainly not up to the level I think necessary in order to be considered for MVP.
Converesly, I guess what I am trying to say is that Ortiz fits in so well with the Sox(of course having Manny doesn't hurt), and watching this team every day, I just have a gut feeling that without him team would not have come even close to making the playoffs(especially considering that mediocre pitching staff and even worse for the bullpen).