thebiglebowski Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Report on the radio today the Yanks are trying to use the latest A-Roid allegations to void his contract. 5 years left, $114 million. Yikes that is just awful. I wonder if the Marlins were hooked to that contract if they would just shut the gates and reopen 5 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 yeah, they've been thinking about getting rid of him since october, so hilarious, honestly. I hope they cant and are stuck with the bullshit monster contract they gave him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I don't really want the Yanks to get screwed, I just want bad things to happen to A-rod. Not sure what would be worse -- being cut and having to sign a drastically lower contract somewhere else to keep the contract but have to sit in Yankee stadium making $25 million a year to ride the pine. He'd be vilified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 The Yankees wont be able to get out of the contract. Maybe get out of a few million but if that all happens and any part of ARods contract is voided he will just retire, I dont see him trying to make a comeback after this if he isnt still a Yankee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfreliable Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I used to be a huge Arod fan and was so thrilled when he sent a card back to me with his autographed. Sad to see the fall he has taken the past 4 years or so, but man, if anyone deserves it, it is him. What a fucking douchebag he has become. I hope Selig throws him out and bans him A la Pete Rose. That will humiliate him and set a great example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb2k1 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 wouldn't be the first time the yankees gave big money to someone just to turn around and have it backfire. if he hadn't come through in 2009 postseason i'd hate his guts completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 i mean, that wont happen (him being banned), theres a long list of players who would also have to be banned along with him (clemens, canseco, mcguire, sosa, pettite, ect) so I cant imagine he'd get banned from the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfreliable Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I dont understand why they resigned him for more money when he opted out. He wouldnt have gotten near that from any other team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfreliable Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 i mean, that wont happen (him being banned), theres a long list of players who would also have to be banned along with him (clemens, canseco, mcguire, sosa, pettite, ect) so I cant imagine he'd get banned from the sport. None of them were really caught while playing or when it became banned. Yeah they were heavily rumored, but the sport didnt care at that time. Now they are trying to clean up the mess that Selig let happen and if he wanted to show that he meant it, banning Arod would prove his point. I dont think he would do it in a minute, but then again Selig sucks. i wish Goodall was the comish, he would ban the fuck out of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I don't know what I would want more, A-Rod losing out on 114 mil, or the Yankees being stuck paying that loser 114 mil selfreliable, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and chamb117 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 None of them were really caught while playing or when it became banned. Yeah they were heavily rumored, but the sport didnt care at that time. Now they are trying to clean up the mess that Selig let happen and if he wanted to show that he meant it, banning Arod would prove his point. I dont think he would do it in a minute, but then again Selig sucks. i wish Goodall was the comish, he would ban the fuck out of him. gotcha. yeah, but gotta admit, goddall does look silly suspending the players, only to have them win the appeal on every suspension, and then being forced to remove himself from the entire process in the middle of it, for not being clear minded enough in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 gotcha. yeah, but gotta admit, goddall does look silly suspending the players, only to have them win the appeal on every suspension, and then being forced to remove himself from the entire process in the middle of it, for not being clear minded enough in the process. And for suspending the coaches but not the players. Either it happened or it didn't. How do you have a ruling that punishes one side but not the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I dont understand why they resigned him for more money when he opted out. He wouldnt have gotten near that from any other team. This. Also he contract won't be voided, as much as some people want it to be. The players union is the strongest in sports and there probably is no legal language in his contract that would void it on those grounds. What won't shock me is if the Yankees restructure his contract to defer money in order to buy his release. At this point they probably want out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 how many WS did he win with the yankees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 This. Also he contract won't be voided, as much as some people want it to be. The players union is the strongest in sports and there probably is no legal language in his contract that would void it on those grounds. What won't shock me is if the Yankees restructure his contract to defer money in order to buy his release. At this point they probably want out. it depends on how A-roids contract is worded. we dont know, but the yankees could have put clauses in it concerning PED use as a potential trigger for an out. but it doesnt matterright now, Yankees cannot do anything until Selig and MLB have addressed this issue, as the commish is the only one who can hand out punishment. after thats done, the yankees can then address what to do with him and his contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfreliable Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 "Insiders" are saying that there is no out for PEDs in his contract but that the Yankees are looking at every thing in his contract such as him contacting a doctor that is not sanctioned by the team and didnt get their ok, and that he broke the law purchasing controlled substances. Basically they are looking for ANY possible way out if it that the Union cant shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb2k1 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 how many WS did he win with the yankees? just the one in 09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Rodriguez May Not Return To YankeesBy Ben Nicholson-Smith [January 31 at 8:14am CST] Alex Rodriguez’s Yankees career could be over. The third baseman is unlikely to play for the Yankees again, no matter what happens with allegations linking him to a supplier of performance enhancing drugs, Bill Madden, Christian Red and Teri Thompson of the New York Daily News report. The hip surgery that Rodriguez is recovering from “will likely derail his playing career,” according to the Daily News reporters. This would force the 37-year-old into a diminished role and could lead him to consider retirement or a settlement. Even before this week’s news, Yankees officials had already begun preparing for the probability than Rodriguez would not finish the five years remaining on his contract. Rodriguez could retire as a result of the injury if it's as serious as expected. This could allow the Yankees to be reimbursed for up to 85% of the $114MM remaining on his contract with insurance companies covering the bulk of the commitment. It’s also possible Rodriguez could return in a diminished role and decide to retire. Under this scenario the Yankees would discuss settlement options with him, the Daily News reports. Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#xisOMvqLJeR7I808.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I guess Dan Patrick this morning said he knew of the Miami PED story a few months back, and more names will be released after the Super Bowl. Used the term "bombshell"Calling one; Braun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 what a scumbag (a-rod). watch him stick around for five years just so he can soak up the rest of his contract. also, his wikipedia already says "a former american third baseman"... haha! i'm interested to see what happens to gonzalez. you'd think his dad would be a little more careful in choosing a steroid/PED clinic and avoid the one linked to manny, so i wonder what the facts really are. Calling one; Braun. probably not. at least not linked to miami. all of the players named so far have been dominican -- not that dominicans are the only ones who use PEDs, but because the demography of south florida (miami-dade county specifically) is 65% hispanic, i think most of the names we'll see will be of similar descent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 The reason I said Braun was not only his prior use, but it's not so much the players are Dominican; Carillo and Grandal are Latin (born in USA and Grandal in Cuba) but there is a huge link to the Univeristy of Miami, where Braun went.Side story - My best buds mother knows the guy who screwed up the handling of Brauns urine sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 there is a huge link to the Univeristy of Miami, where Braun went. Side story - My best buds mother knows the guy who screwed up the handling of Brauns urine sample. oh! didn't know he went there. then yeah, he's fucked. also, i TOTALLY forgot about that whole braun piss test thing. that really pissed me off at the time, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Ryan Braun 2003 - 2005 05-25-2007 Brian Barton (Loyola) 2003 - 2004 04-01-2008 Chris Perez 2004 - 2006 05-16-2008 Gaby Sanchez 2003 - 2004 09-17-2008 Cesar Carrillo 2004 - 2005 08-13-2009 Jon Jay 2004 - 2006 04-26-2010 Blake Tekotte 2006 - 2008 05-25-2011 Jemile Weeks 2006 - 2008 06-07-2011 Yasmani Grandal 2008 - 2010 06-02-2012 U of Miami grads since Braun in the MLB. even more in the minors still. any time PED use is brought up in MLB I am sure Braun will be rumored... guess we'll just have to wait and see who else gets ousted. Why do i feel that Gaby Sanchez will come out as an abuser? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfreliable Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Arod is saying that he wont retire, and his injury isnt even all that serious. They have been saying for the past week that he would be back by the all star break, and only a small chance it could keep him out of the season. I sure hope Braun is listed, and Im guessing that Ortiz will be on it. His career was going downhill for a year or so then he came back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 brauns career never dipped from college to this past year, theres no "sign" of PED use in his numbers or production (like the Ortiz hopes), look at the last two seasons, a "year he doped" and this past year are nearly identical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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