sports.aol.com - 10/30/2007
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A lot of people took issue with Scott Boras ' handling of the announcement that Alex Rodriguez would opt-out of his contract with the Yankees. Bob DuPuy , MLB's chief operating officer, was one of those people, releasing a statement chastising Boras for the timing. From the AP : "There was no reason to make an announcement last night other than to try to put his selfish interests and that of ...
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John Clifford Ness —
... Scott Boras Pretends He's Sorry for Upstaging the World Series: And by sorry, he means "not sorry at all, and I'd probably do it again." It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission, right? What Boras did was sneaky and underhanded ... and in the absolute best interest of his client. It's his job to build the hype surrounding Rodriguez, and the fact that some people wanted to talk about A-Rod's plans instead of the World Series is proof that he's doing his job. ...
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1060west.net (archives) —
Wanna know how bad the baseball playoffs were this season? So bad that the Hot Stove League actually got going in the seventh inning of the final WS game when Boras announced that his client would be opting out of his contract with the Yankees. At that point the Red Sox, who were in the process of winning their second WS in four seasons, became the second baseball news item. Strange days indeed. The Red Sox were still a day away from their parade when the Braves and Tigers made the first trade of the offseason, which happened to take an All Star ...
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