A-Rod is NOT overpaid

[LouGehrig]

A-Rod receives a decent salary and contributes much to society.

The following list is composed of individuals who cannot hit, field, or throw, things A-Rod does better than almost anyone.

CEO COMPANY YEARLY SALARY

Richard Fairbank Capital One $249 million

Terry Semel Yahoo $230 million

Henry Sliverman Cendant $140 million

Bruce Karatz KB Home $135 million

Richard Fuld Jr. Lehman $123 million

A-Rod NYY $25 million

In the context of today's society, A-Rod is underpaid. Leave the man alone.

[Glenn]

A-Rod receives a decent salary and contributes much to society.

The following list is composed of individuals who cannot hit, field, or throw, things A-Rod does better than almost anyone.

CEO COMPANY YEARLY SALARY

Richard Fairbank Capital One $249 million

Terry Semel Yahoo $230 million

Henry Sliverman Cendant $140 million

Bruce Karatz KB Home $135 million

Richard Fuld Jr. Lehman $123 million

A-Rod NYY $25 million

In the context of today's society, A-Rod is underpaid. Leave the man alone.

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i hope you're not serious about this

[LouGehrig]

Why? A-Rod contributes a fantastic amount of money to the economy. Remove the Yankees and baseball and we become a third world economy.

[soberdennis]

Using your reasoning, I'll agree.
But the fact is not only is ARod overpaid, but so is every ballplayer. In fact every athlete.
Of course it can be argued that so are the people you mentioned above.

[Food]

As nobody makes more than the market can bear, nobody is overpaid.

[tommybaseball]

Steve Boras finally got A-Rod his tent, and the whole circus that goes along with it - THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS! One of the radio guys from ESPN stated today that he finds it amazing that nobody on the Yankees besides Joe Torre is willing to stand up for the guy. There must be a reason for this.
While the booing at the Stadium has reached ridiculous levels, A-Rod has to turn it around himself. When Mickey Mantle got booed for not being "The next Joe DiMaggio, he responded by winning the Triple Crown and becoming one of the greatest players in the history of the game. When Roger Maris was getting booed at Yankee Stadium, he responded by clouting 61 and helped the Yankees regain the World Series Trophy. When Reggie Jackson got booed at the Stadium in 1977 (Yankee fans were behind Billy Matin's decision to take him out in the middle of the inning when he didn't hustle for a bloop by Jim Rice that turned into a double.) he responded by becoming a World Series icon, Mr.October. Babe Ruth even got booed! I once read that the Babe stated that "I once went 4 for 4, 4 singles and they booed the (blank) out of me!"
A-Rod has to learn how to suck it up, shut up and allow his natural abilities to take over so that he can become the type of player that the Yanks can rely on in the big moments. Reggie Jackson once said "They don't pay you for the 162 games during the season over here (New York). They pay you for the 11 games in October. His ego has exposed his fragile psyche. I feel bad for him but he has to dig deep and turn it around.

[LouGehrig]

An EXCELLENT post. It says it all. Great.

[Brian McKenna]

As nobody makes more than the market can bear, nobody is overpaid.

absolute truth

[blslivewire]

No one is over paid.

We live in a capitalist society were the market dictates our value. If someone overestimates another's value, that's part of the market.

I, however, am greatly underpaid.

[Yankees]

No one is over paid.

We live in a capitalist society were the market dictates our value. If someone overestimates another's value, that's part of the market.

I, however, am greatly underpaid.
Cue Karl Marx...

[Yankees]

Why? A-Rod contributes a fantastic amount of money to the economy. Remove the Yankees and baseball and we become a third world economy.

So you are telling me that:
A) If not spent on baseball, the newly freed couple billion would not go into the US economy?
B) Even if it did (not go into the economy, that is), a couple billion lost would turn the US into a 3rd world country?
C) Assuming that B is true, Bill Gates, or any of the 59 other Americans (Forbes) having more (or the same amount) money than baseball grosses per year (3.7b, according to CBS) could singlehandedly turn the US into a third world nation by giving their money to another country? Guess I should start packing my bags, then, seeing as Warren Buffet's giving so much away.

[sopclod]

My thing with Alex Rodriguez's salary has always been this: Once he signed that 10 year, $250million contract, he automatically disqualified himself from playing for all but about 4 or 5 major league teams. Why would anyone want to do that?

[blslivewire]

What I don't get is why A-Rod had to sign for $252 million.

$250 million wasn't enough. He was on the fence at $250 million thinking, "that's good money but what if I want a two story house? What if I want to buy the good toothpaste and not that generic stuff?"

[sopclod]

That's another thing. For me (and I'm guessing most of you) $2 million would literally change my life. But for a top-shelf professional athlete? Maybe somebody else was on the verge of signing a $251 million contract.

[LouGehrig]

My thing with Alex Rodriguez's salary has always been this: Once he signed that 10 year, $250million contract, he automatically disqualified himself from playing for all but about 4 or 5 major league teams. Why would anyone want to do that?

Why would a player want to play for more than one team? Assuming that his salary demands and his team's salary offers are agreeable to both parties, there is nothing better than spending a great career with a great team.

Now, maybe Ernie Banks, in the minds of some might have wanted to play for a team other than the Cubs, but not according to Mr. Banks.

Does anyone think that Lou Gehrig wanted to play for another team? How about Cal Ripken Jr.? Tony Gwynn?

[Sweet Lou]

How come no one complains about the louts who PAID A-Rod the money? Seems THEY'RE the idiots! The Rangers were crippled by that move. Was that Arod's fault? Well, he could have seen that that would happen, but he was not the only one involved in the deal. There were 2 parties involved, the payer and the payee. Last I looked, it's the payer's responsibility to manage the money they spend, not the payee's responsibility.
So is it too much money? Maybe, but it's none of my business. Talk to Texas, they helped make the monster. And Steinbrenner is feeding it. All Arod is doing is playing baseball, for crying out loud. Leave him alone, I say.
Lou

[PeteF3]

What I don't get is why A-Rod had to sign for $252 million.

$250 million wasn't enough. He was on the fence at $250 million thinking, "that's good money but what if I want a two story house? What if I want to buy the good toothpaste and not that generic stuff?"

I wasn't aware that A-Rod was holding a gun to poor Tom Hicks' head and demanding, "I want $252 million and not a penny less."

Tom Hicks came up with--or at the very least approved--that figure. If A-Rod didn't take that offer, I personally would think he'd need his head examined. Oh, and the Rangers were coming off division title wins in 1996, '98, and '99, so it wasn't like he was going to the bowels of the major leagues, either.

[plask_stirlac]

Get over it... Chan Ho was the much more burdensome "Year 2000" megacontract on his team.

He's not out of line with the other $18M+ guys.

[baseball junkie]

Cue Karl Marx...

Yeah, you're all a bunch of communists. :laugh First time I've ever heard that argument to explain Tom Hicks' stupidity.

[mrow1927]

I think the problem is that the Yankees paid all this money on a future hall of famer and when they need him most, he's almost non-existent. He has had bright spots every now and then but not consistent enough like Jeter or Ortiz. I think he's putting so much pressure on himself because of the New York atmosphere he's becoming his own worse enemy. If he tries to take it easy and just have fun he'll be his old self again and put up monster numbers especially in the post season.

If he was having a great season and had great post seasons in the past, we wouldn't be have this conversation now.

[sopclod]

Why would a player want to play for more than one team? Assuming that his salary demands and his team's salary offers are agreeable to both parties, there is nothing better than spending a great career with a great team.

Now, maybe Ernie Banks, in the minds of some might have wanted to play for a team other than the Cubs, but not according to Mr. Banks.

Does anyone think that Lou Gehrig wanted to play for another team? How about Cal Ripken Jr.? Tony Gwynn?

Most players claim that winning is the most important thing. Seattle wasn't any good while ALex Rodriguez was there, so naturally he would go to a team that has a good track record of winning, right? No, he goes to the Rangers, who have never been more than mediocre. On top of that, now he can't be traded to any but a small handful of teams because of his huge contract. Fortunately for Alex the Yankees are both rich and good.

[blslivewire]

What I don't get is why A-Rod had to sign for $252 million.

$250 million wasn't enough. He was on the fence at $250 million thinking, "that's good money but what if I want a two story house? What if I want to buy the good toothpaste and not that generic stuff?"

I wasn't aware that A-Rod was holding a gun to poor Tom Hicks' head and demanding, "I want $252 million and not a penny less."

Tom Hicks came up with--or at the very least approved--that figure. If A-Rod didn't take that offer, I personally would think he'd need his head examined. Oh, and the Rangers were coming off division title wins in 1996, '98, and '99, so it wasn't like he was going to the bowels of the major leagues, either.

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Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
A mischievous trick; a prank.
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Informal.
Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.
An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.

v. joked, jok·ing, jokes
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[bluezebra]

Most players claim that winning is the most important thing. Seattle wasn't any good while ALex Rodriguez was there, so naturally he would go to a team that has a good track record of winning, right? No, he goes to the Rangers, who have never been more than mediocre. On top of that, now he can't be traded to any but a small handful of teams because of his huge contract. Fortunately for Alex the Yankees are both rich and good.

The teams A-Rod has been with not only didn't win the pennant, but didn't put any more fans in the seats.

Bob

[Brannu]

As nobody makes more than the market can bear, nobody is overpaid.

Will the market be able to bear our $8 trillion dollar deficit? With this type of absent money in the American Market, it might be time for everybody to take a paycut.