Buzz: The Mets and Alex Rodriguez
In the New York Times, Ben Shpigel writes that ‘there have been indications in recent weeks’ that the Mets may pursue free-agent 3B Alex Rodriguez.
However, in the Daily News, New York columnist John Harper lists the Angels as the favorites to land Rodriguez, with teams ‘such as’ the Tigers, Giants, Dodgers, and Mariners as options as well. Harper does not mention the Mets.
Meanwhile, in the Daily News, Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden list eight teams who could realistically be interested in Rodriguez, and why they may or may not sign him.
Regarding the Mets, Feinsand and Madden write…
“Despite media speculation about the Mets being players and moving David Wright to first base, the image-conscious Wilpons are no fans of A-Rod and his off-the-field foibles, and would never commit that much money on one player. Especially a ‘24-and-1’ type of player.”
In the blogosphere, Brooklyn Met Fan says ‘no’ to Rodriguez, while Mets Geek provides an argument for signing him.
Lastly, at Bugs & Cranks, Brad Bartone does an outstanding job of listing 10 reasons why the Mets will sign Rodriguez, such as, “A-Rod wants to shove it up the Yankees’ collective asses,” of which he writes…
“Since the Red Sox probably won’t venture down a road to replace a WS MVP right away, the second best option to tickle the Yanks’ prostate is to sign right across town.”
…first of all, i have to think rodriguez is basing his future on what is best for his career and his family, not what will irritate the Yankees…that being said, the sense i keep getting is that he doesn’t want to be in new york…be it with the Yankees, or with the Mets…now, i’m sure that will change if the Mets were to offer the most money…but, money being equal, i keep getting that he wants to be on the west coast, in a smaller media market, with less pressure, so he can break his records, cash his checks, and live his life - all while winning the world series remains way, way down on the list…all that said, as noted above, if the Mets want to make it happen, i have no doubt it could happen…
