作者alwaysblue (什麼樣的生日....)
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標題[新聞] A-Rod reveals depth of rift with agent Boras
時間Tue Dec 18 16:56:09 2007
A-Rod reveals depth of rift with agent Boras
NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez's desire to go it alone in contract talks with
the Yankees drove a wedge between him and his longtime agent, Scott Boras.
The player revealed the depth of the hard feelings in a "60 Minutes"
interview that aired Sunday, telling the CBS news magazine that he and
Boras are not speaking to each other.
Rodriguez worked as his own agent in netting another record contract for
himself -- $275 million over 10 years -- which was finalized Thursday.
The three-time AL Most Valuable Player removed Boras from the negotiations
after Boras announced Oct. 28 that his client would be opting out of his
current deal.
When asked by CBS' Katie Couric to expound on his relationship with Boras,
Rodriguez took his time before finally replying, "The whole situation
saddens me a little bit. There hasn't been much back-and-forth talking."
When asked if he and Boras are speaking, Rodriguez said, "Not right now."
Asked if that could change, he told Couric, "We'll see." Rodriguez said
he had no contact with Boras during negotiations with the Yankees.
"60 Minutes" said Boras declined to be interviewed.
Rodriguez's quotes ran in Monday's editions of the New York Post. The "60
Minutes" interview began with questions about the Mitchell report and
steroids; Rodriguez said he's never used performance-enhancing drugs.
Boras has advised Rodriguez since before the player broke into the majors
with Seattle, 19 days before his 19th birthday.
The 32-year-old Rodriguez won his third AL MVP award last month after
hitting .314 with 54 homers and 156 RBIs. He said the way the opt out was
handled -- during the Game 4 broadcast of the World Series -- was
unsettling, and he understood why baseball fans and officials were upset
with how it was handled.
"I was angered, upset, shocked, in disbelief," Rodriguez told "60 Minutes."
"It was like a bad nightmare."
He said he and Boras agreed the slugger would opt out, but Rodriguez
thought the move would be revealed after the World Series.
"When I realized things were going haywire, at that point I said, 'Wait a
minute, I've got to be accountable for my own life. This is not going the
way I wanted it to go.' So I got behind the wheel," he told "60 Minutes,"
according to the Post.
After opting out, Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said New
York would not negotiate further with Rodriguez because his decision
eliminated the $21.3 million subsidy the Yankees were to receive from
Texas from 2008-10, a figure negotiated at the time of the trade.
Rodriguez said once he did get in touch with Steinbrenner and his brother
Hal, an executive vice president with the Yankees, it didn't take long to
reach an accord. But the Yankees made it clear from the start of talks they
would negotiate only if Boras wasn't part of them.
"I have a lot to prove in New York," said Rodriguez, who has never reached
the World Series.
News source:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3157935
翻譯:
http://0rz.tw/a23so
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※ 編輯: alwaysblue 來自: 140.113.195.215 (12/18 16:56)
推 siliver:希望這樣就沒事了,Boras你任務完成了可以安息了~~~~ 12/18 17:35
推 newgunden:還有小王的約阿XDD 12/18 22:12
推 oukeheo:小王的經紀人又不是Boras! 12/18 22:44
推 gerkk:有啦 把小曹介紹給現金人吧 12/18 23:40
推 Alan655:有看有推! 12/19 00:31
推 idolman:感謝翻譯 12/19 01:13
推 scal:怎麼看都覺得是在演雙簧 12/19 02:23