For the love of all that is sane!
he says the bosoxs are his number one choice....bob
Who said that? A source close to MeRod? Are these the same people that give him guidance?
Nothing is to be believed at this time of the season, even if it comes directly from the player's mouth "it's not about the money".
My sense is that the World Champions have no interest in MeRod, and they'd like to tell everyone that, but it does them no good to do so.
It's another Boras ploy to get teams into a bidding war - it would do him no service to exclude any team, and more good to start the bidding with the Red Sox, knowing that if teams realize they'll be competing against the top payroll (I'm assuming the MFYs are not interested) they'll be more creative and lucrative deals to choose from.
A statement - or rumor - from the Red Sox on how (very truly) little interest they have in him would allow teams to gauge the market and temper their bids or proposals. IMO, this does no one in the business any good; they have to work with Boras now and in the future, and they're fundamentally in competition with every other team anyway. No sense doing them any favors either.
Chip. I've never heard that Manny and Ortiz are "very good friends" with MeRod. I'd be interested in anything you could point me to that would open me up to that notion. I bet if you asked Manny if he gave "ARod" a ride to the park he'd ask "who"?
So "MeRod" is "MeRing" now? He's interested in "multiple championships".
Give me a f'n break. How about multiple facial fractures by Varitek if he even thinks walking into the World Champion clubhouse would be an inviting notion.
That selfish prick wants a championship ring like I want a set of tits. They'd be great to have, but highly improbable.