Here’s the key sentence… “If people think you’re a jerk and a phony in America, they’re going to make you pay for your mistakes or your perceived mistakes. It isn’t fair, but it’s a simple fact. People think Jeter is real and classy. People think Rodriguez is a jerk and a phony.”
Everyone marveled at the talent, how Rodriguez was putting up historical numbers at short. But when it came time to pay the man, all of a sudden it was a problem that the guy posting historical numbers signed a historical contract.
Here’s the key sentence… “If people think you’re a jerk and a phony in America, they’re going to make you pay for your mistakes or your perceived mistakes. It isn’t fair, but it’s a simple fact. People think Jeter is real and classy. People think Rodriguez is a jerk and a phony.”
Joe Posnanski is a very good writer.
It all goes back to $252M/10yr.
Everyone marveled at the talent, how Rodriguez was putting up historical numbers at short. But when it came time to pay the man, all of a sudden it was a problem that the guy posting historical numbers signed a historical contract.