A-Roid Gone After Next Friday

[AshevilleApp]

Per the New York Post

http://nypost.com/2016/08/07/a-rod-will ... this-week/

[93henfan]

Good riddance cheater.

[AshevilleApp]

Good riddance cheater.

Agree.

And the guy was a lock for the HOF without having to juice. Same as Bonds.

[93henfan]

I do give him credit for stepping aside before breaking any meaningful records, other than most stolen dollars.

[AshevilleApp]

Good point. I'm wondering whether the $27 million next year will still count against the salary cap, since he'll be a special assistant (or whatever his title will be), and not a player.

[CAA Flagship]

Good point. I'm wondering whether the $27 million next year will still count against the salary cap, since he'll be a special assistant (or whatever his title will be), and not a player.

Not sure, but it should. The Yankees offered the contract and should have to live with the consequences.

[Chizzang]

Yup,
It's a players contract and can be modified by the player only
Regardless of his "job title" his remaining $26 million over these next 14 months is on the MLB team books

[Ivytalk]

Where's dback? I thought this thread would troll him right back.

[AshevilleApp]

Where's dback? I thought this thread would troll him right back.

I tried.

[Ibanez]

Where's dback? I thought this thread would troll him right back.

I think he's on Facebook, fighting/ranting against ocnservativtism.

[Gil Dobie]

[GannonFan]

Just like Bonds - an all time great player who just couldn't resist the lure of cheating and trying to be even that much of a greater player. Pity, because now, like Bonds, he's destined for exclusion from the HOF and any real mention as one of the greats of all time. Cheating has consequences.

[93henfan]

Just like Bonds - an all time great player who just couldn't resist the lure of cheating and trying to be even that much of a greater player. Pity, because now, like Bonds, he's destined for exclusion from the HOF and any real mention as one of the greats of all time. Cheating has consequences.

In baseball. Not many other places though.

[GannonFan]

Just like Bonds - an all time great player who just couldn't resist the lure of cheating and trying to be even that much of a greater player. Pity, because now, like Bonds, he's destined for exclusion from the HOF and any real mention as one of the greats of all time. Cheating has consequences.

In baseball. Not many other places though.

Agreed. Although it's good to see the Olympics starting to see some of the pushback against cheating, if not pushback by the governing bodies than at least by other athletes and the spectators.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

He will be as gone as Peyton Manning...........................its only going to be worse.

[AshevilleApp]

He will be as gone as Peyton Manning...........................its only going to be worse.

Looks like you are right.

http://www.theonion.com/article/yankees ... ice--53510