Scott Boras Puts a Bigger Kibosh on the Red Sox...

If anyone remembers the history between Scott Boras and the Boston Red Sox. His name is pretty much cursed by the Boston faithful due to him being the agent that was responsible for Johnny Damon's move to the Yankees. Considering that fact, Boras is almost on thin ice. If the Japanese have anything to say, they're ready to throw him right in...

Boras says this week that Daisuke (that's DICE-Kay for you Americans with no Japanese skills). Matsuzaka is asking for 100 million over years due to his worth. The Sox aren't so inclined to agree with him immediately. However, the Baseball Antichrist isn't so forgiving in his pursuit for the millions that he claims that D-Mat wants. You could Google Boras all you want, and there's enough negative articles about him. He's about as well regarded in MLB as Drew Rosenhaus is in the NFL. In other words, both are marked on the ban list as soon as the commissioners can do so.

According to the Worldwide, Boras isn't going to budge at all from his demands, much less budge from his house. To a man who makes teams overpay for players who ultimately go bust, the Sox are now going to his front door to drag him out. Yet, he's not wanting to budge until his 100 million for D-Mat comes. He's also got the consideration of losing face with the Seibu Lions. If he blows this deal, he in turn forfeits the 51 million that the Lions currently have at the moment.

The deadline is Thursday, and now Boras has to choose between his greed and his honor to the Seibu officials. Why do I get the feeling that Boras will go with greed and screw it up?

Posted 12/12/06 by Rich | Filed under: MLB

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Feh, I have no sympathy for the Sux--they paid 52 MILLION just to TALK to Matsuzaka--did they really think he wasn't going to expect a paycheck commensurate with that?! If anything, Matsuzaka would be the one losing face for accepting anything less than what was bid for him in the first place. As is, the Sux stand to lose what little ground they have in the Japanese market because of their stupidity. Yes, 100 million is way too much to spend for any player, but it was the Sux who started this farce by overbidding in the first place--they have no one to blame but themselves.

Posted by Jade at 12/12/06 12:58:52

Hahah, that is EXACTLY what I said to Rich today. If they pony up $50 million to talk, then you set the bar AT LEAST at $100 million for 5 years.

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