Alex Rodriguez is about to have himself quite an offseason. Preempting the World Series wasn't enough; now A-Rod will embark on the quest known as free agency. What will he choose? If you were him, what would you choose?
With a nod to the classic "Choose Your Own Adventure" series, we at the MLB FanHouse decided to offer you those choices. Dive in, and see what you'd do if you lived inside No. 13's skull. The choices are almost endless ...
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You have just awoken from a terrible dream. You look around. It's impossible to see anything in the dark beyond the eerie glow of the your wall-mounted HDTV.
You slowly realize you are watching the eighth inning of the World Series, the latest in which you have not participated. Ken Rosenthal is on the screen, and his words send a chill up your spine.
"Alex Rodriguez has decided to opt out of his contract, Scott Boras has informed the media tonight ...Boras cited uncertainty within the Yankees organization as Rodriguez's reasons ..."
So ... it is done.
You could listen to the reaction, but you know what everyone will say. Instead, you flip the TV off and head downstairs to your sparkling in-home gym. Better start working out now, you think. Lots of people to disprove. There always are.
Because you are Alex Rodriguez. And you have some choices to make.
You've now opted out of the remaining three years on your contract, three years that would have netted you about $90 million. You are a free agent with limitless earning potential.
You can:
1. Decide to call the Steinbrenners and apologize for the opt-out while offering to negotiate a deal that brings you back to New York at a higher price than your contract, but a lower price than the market's. This, you think, would be a really nice thing to do, and would help get you back in New York's -- and baseball's -- good graces.
or ...
2. You can test free agency. Scott tells you that lots of teams are interested, including the Angels, Dodgers, Cubs, Tigers ... heck, maybe even the Red Sox! Plus, you've been through the ringer in pinstripes. You've seen that nothing -- short of a World Series -- will endear you to fans, and the organization really doesn't seem to care for you too much either. If you choose free agency, really choose it, you may be able to say goodbye to New York forever.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 21)
10-31-2007 @ 7:07AM
Sandra Mason said...
Good luck to Arod and the yankees, for Joe Torres sake I'm glad he's out of the misery. As long as Arod doesnt end up in a Boston Red Sox uniform I'll be happy. As a die hard fan I would be extremely disappointed in the organization if they EVER signed him. Perhaps he could go with Joe.
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10-31-2007 @ 7:08AM
Tiffany said...
Who cares? He S U C K S! To announce it during the WS. He was being his ignorant self, trying to turn the spotlight on himself.
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10-31-2007 @ 7:11AM
JAW02050 said...
........ANYWHERE BUT BOSTON!
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10-31-2007 @ 7:16AM
jarhead said...
book it hes going to be a cub and part owner of cubs
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10-31-2007 @ 7:17AM
jack said...
i am a long time yankee fan and i could care less about losing a-rod. if he goes to boston he will be nobody because manny & big papa run that team. and not many teams can afford him. i fully expect the mets to be in the hunt for him. and its a perfect fit for him, he gets the big contract, he is still in new york and it will be his team yea he will be the man no doubt about it.
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10-31-2007 @ 7:20AM
Stephen Donchez said...
He needs to go back under "Sweet Lou's" wing with the Cubbies. . .
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10-31-2007 @ 7:20AM
Forbes said...
He's welcome in Detroit. We need a third baseman. If the pitching can live up to their potential, The Series is all but ours.
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10-31-2007 @ 7:21AM
Steve said...
A-Rod will go to the Dodgers, he will be wildly successful, the folks there will welcome his big bat and Gold Glove to a lineup that is starved for power hitting to go with a solid pitching staff.
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10-31-2007 @ 7:21AM
Steve said...
I think he is a " CHICKEN" How childness of him to let the Yankees know through an e-mail. I hope that he is not signed by any team. Some owner will be stupid enough to hair the CRYBABY.
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10-31-2007 @ 7:23AM
luvthemtrainz said...
Maybe the little fella should change sports and join TO with the Cowboys. There's a pair that'd beat a full house
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10-31-2007 @ 7:24AM
Jeff said...
Alex should remember how happy he was the last time he went for the big bucks--he should only be that happy again!!
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10-31-2007 @ 7:24AM
GARY said...
GOOD LUCK A- ROD. WHICH THE BRAVES COULD AFFORD YOU.
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10-31-2007 @ 7:25AM
GARY said...
GOOD LUCK A-ROD . I WHICH THE BRAVES COULD AFFORD YOU .
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10-31-2007 @ 7:26AM
bob costa said...
i read above that ALEX would have to say goodbye to NY
you should have waited a day or two because the METS thats NY METS are in the hunt for ALEX
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10-31-2007 @ 7:26AM
RMollieAnn said...
I hope every team boycotts A-Rod and Borass, two egomaniacs. Ken Rosenthal never should have made that opt out announcement during the World Series. Those teams and their players earned the spotlight. Here come these 2 selfish individuals trying to upstage the World Series. How much $$ does a person need?
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10-31-2007 @ 7:30AM
Mark Cooper said...
Arod can go to he--. We don't want him in TX either,keep in yankee-ville USA
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10-31-2007 @ 7:37AM
shasta said...
Anywhere but San Francisco. BTW still mad that SF let Barry go.
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10-31-2007 @ 7:38AM
Greg said...
I see great forces coming together in the 2008 season, I'm willing to bet A-Rod is going to end up on the same team as Barry Bond, for a powerhouse lineup...
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10-31-2007 @ 7:39AM
Harlem Diver157 said...
Hey A-Rod.....it's all business.Just don't expect the fans to always love you if you don't get a ring every season. If you want to go down as one of the greats,then you have to get the ring in the Bronx;end of story.
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10-31-2007 @ 7:39AM
goodguygary said...
I watched Alex play baseball growing up in Miami. He should return home. Miami needs a hero (not the miami dolphins)-(not the miami heat)-(not the florida marlins)-(not the florida panthers). Raise my taxes and get Alex back home to miami.
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