You have now caught up to the Florida Marlins.

Seriously, the Sox were obviously great and deserved to win; the Rockies were clearly overmatched. I still question why anyone has to play anyone else other than the Yankees and the Sox, though. Would have been so much more interesting than this dreadfully dull World Series. Did the Rockies lead once?
The funny thing was that, even though they weren’t playing in the World Series, the Yankees still upstaged it; when Fox went to its reporter to break the news that A-Rod is going to opt out of his contract, you could feel the relief from Tim McCarver and Joe Buck—at last! Something interesting!Â
That Scott Boras is no dummy; he has a sense of dramatic timing.
Me, I’m not so sad about A-Rod. Yes, he had an amazing season. But he never really fit in in New York, and let’s be honest, he’s a complete head case. Check out those post-season stats, beginning with the 2004 ALCS: in four series, averages of .258, .133., .071, and .267. A whopping six RBIs in 20 games. Â
And then there was that infamous ball-slap against the Sox….his blond friend, which prompted the New York Post to dub him Stray Rod….his classy wife, who wore a t-shirt that declared “Fuck You” on the back to a Yankee game, where she happened to be sitting in front of a small child….his hanging out in illegal gambling clubs…..
Once before in his career, A-Rod chose the most money over the best situation, when he went to Texas. You’d think that he’d have learned from his mistake….
The question is really, Should the Red Sox sign him? He’d hit about 70 homers at Fenway. But would he be worth the trouble? And can you just go sign one of the most reviled Yankees?Â