Comments on: P-Gam v. A-Rod http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bora$ Wins Again | umpbump.com http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-53696 Bora$ Wins Again | umpbump.com Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:33:39 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/p-gam-v-a-rod/#comment-53696 [...] client’s free agency during Game 4 of the World Series. Alex, we have been told, was hurt by the backlash against him and wanted to remain a Yankee all along. So Alex, the media reports said, approached the [...] [...] client’s free agency during Game 4 of the World Series. Alex, we have been told, was hurt by the backlash against him and wanted to remain a Yankee all along. So Alex, the media reports said, approached the [...]

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]]> By: Rich http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-53689 Rich Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:39:11 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/p-gam-v-a-rod/#comment-53689 Fair point. Fair point.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-53692 Sarah Green Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:04:09 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/p-gam-v-a-rod/#comment-53692 It is an excellent use of buffalo as a verb! I have made a note of it. But re: the Yankees, they had announced earlier that Monday was the day they would make their annoucement (they announced the annoucement, as it were). So if the Sox had lost on Sunday, there would have been a game Monday and the Yankees would have gone ahead with the press conference during the Series. It is an excellent use of buffalo as a verb! I have made a note of it.

But re: the Yankees, they had announced earlier that Monday was the day they would make their annoucement (they announced the annoucement, as it were). So if the Sox had lost on Sunday, there would have been a game Monday and the Yankees would have gone ahead with the press conference during the Series.

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]]> By: Rich http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-53693 Rich Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:42:34 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/p-gam-v-a-rod/#comment-53693 There is a written (or unwritten) rule that teams do not hold press conferences during the World Series. They respectfully allow the two teams their spotlight for the few days it takes to play out the culmination of the season. The Yankees waited until Monday morning to announce they had made an offer to Joe Girardi. I highly doubt that they called Joe to coffee that morning and said "Hey, wanna manage the Yankees?" They delayed their press release on purpose. A-Rod, and Boras, do not hold to that code. Given he had ten days after the completion of the World Series to opt out of his contract, it was a deliberate effort to upstage the World Series. A monday morning release would have provided similar buzz, with less tackiness. In a previous comment, I was too harsh on the Yankees. I retract such scorn and heap it on A-Rod instead. (PS. Excellent use of buffalo as a verb by Gammons) There is a written (or unwritten) rule that teams do not hold press conferences during the World Series. They respectfully allow the two teams their spotlight for the few days it takes to play out the culmination of the season.

The Yankees waited until Monday morning to announce they had made an offer to Joe Girardi. I highly doubt that they called Joe to coffee that morning and said “Hey, wanna manage the Yankees?” They delayed their press release on purpose.

A-Rod, and Boras, do not hold to that code. Given he had ten days after the completion of the World Series to opt out of his contract, it was a deliberate effort to upstage the World Series. A monday morning release would have provided similar buzz, with less tackiness.

In a previous comment, I was too harsh on the Yankees. I retract such scorn and heap it on A-Rod instead.

(PS. Excellent use of buffalo as a verb by Gammons)

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-53684 Nick Kapur Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:42:37 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/p-gam-v-a-rod/#comment-53684 Blastings, it was kind of a big deal, especially with the way the Fox guys made it seem more important than the game. As a baseball fan (and not a Red Sox fan), I kind of wanted to watch actual baseball (and not the A-Rod show). Blastings, it was kind of a big deal, especially with the way the Fox guys made it seem more important than the game. As a baseball fan (and not a Red Sox fan), I kind of wanted to watch actual baseball (and not the A-Rod show).

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-53682 Sarah Green Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:36:25 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/p-gam-v-a-rod/#comment-53682 Why is the World Series the proper stage for A-Rod to announce his free agency? Why is the World Series the proper stage for A-Rod to announce his free agency?

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]]> By: Blastings! http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-53687 Blastings! Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:26:11 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/p-gam-v-a-rod/#comment-53687 It would be one thing if we had to hear about A-Rod's personal life in the middle of the game. Now, maybe we're saying that contract negotiations and the like are a player's personal business, but if that were true they wouldn't call press conferences to announce free agent signings. No, A-Rod is baseball, and the World Series is the proper stage to announce it. If the Mets were about to win the World Series when this announcement was made, I would have shrugged my shoulders and continued watching the game. It's just not a big deal. It would be one thing if we had to hear about A-Rod’s personal life in the middle of the game. Now, maybe we’re saying that contract negotiations and the like are a player’s personal business, but if that were true they wouldn’t call press conferences to announce free agent signings. No, A-Rod is baseball, and the World Series is the proper stage to announce it. If the Mets were about to win the World Series when this announcement was made, I would have shrugged my shoulders and continued watching the game. It’s just not a big deal.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-53686 Sarah Green Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:24:48 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/p-gam-v-a-rod/#comment-53686 Paul, I'm not an ESPN insider, so I can't read the full text of the blog. Was an earlier part of the blog about sabermetrics or something? Cause as you've quoted it, that jab does seem a bit random. Paul, I’m not an ESPN insider, so I can’t read the full text of the blog. Was an earlier part of the blog about sabermetrics or something? Cause as you’ve quoted it, that jab does seem a bit random.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-53685 Sarah Green Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:21:24 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/p-gam-v-a-rod/#comment-53685 Actually, the whole US Weekly-ification of sports journalism was the topic of a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/sports/playmagazine/28hottopic.html?_r=2&ref=playmagazine&oref=slogin&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">recent article in the NYT by Richard Ford</a>. I found his tone rather off-putting, though I think I basically agree with his main point: let's not forget the game as it's played. Actually, the whole US Weekly-ification of sports journalism was the topic of a recent article in the NYT by Richard Ford. I found his tone rather off-putting, though I think I basically agree with his main point: let’s not forget the game as it’s played.

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]]> By: Blastings! http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/p-gam-v-a-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-53681 Blastings! Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:55:39 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/p-gam-v-a-rod/#comment-53681 As a baseball (and not a Red Sox) fan, I was personally more interested in the A-Rod news than what the Red Sox and Rockies were doing on the field. Sorry, Peter. As a baseball (and not a Red Sox) fan, I was personally more interested in the A-Rod news than what the Red Sox and Rockies were doing on the field. Sorry, Peter.

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