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Originally Posted by pan6467
When foreclosures are at an all time high, when the incomes of the "middle class" are shrinking, when over 65% of the country are worried about their economic futures, when the dollar is at an all time low, when good paying jobs are being lost every day and those people with mortgages, car payments and kids can only find jobs paying them far less and with fewer benefits... how can anybody in their right mind see this and say, "$25 million per year just isn't enough... I need more."
HOW??????
I'm sorry, if the man cared anything for the fans that support him, he'd say, "I can live on $25 Million per year right now. I don't need to suck every penny I can out of the fans and teams."
Sorry, the man is the greediest, most selfish piece of shit I have ever heard of. And I hope to God not 1 team comes forward and offers even $20 Mill.
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First, you're comparing apples to oranges when talking about two different economies: baseball and the real world. In fact, even if the two economies were related, it would make absolute sense for A-Rod to ask for more money, if his previous contract doesn't translate to today's dollar.
Second, I don't think anyone has asked A-Rod what is important to him. Maybe it is just the money and being number on a personal level. You can't fault him for that, if he's willing to make $30M/season in Texas or whereever.
Fact is, someone will pay him what he wants. I just pray it's not the Red Sox.