<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Alex Rodriguez Only Has Six More Years Left on His Contract</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:07 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: garmy</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1454075</link> <dc:creator>garmy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:33:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1454075</guid> <description><![CDATA[TBL vs random commenter when it comes to baseball?  I&#039;ll take random commenter every time.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TBL vs random commenter when it comes to baseball?  I&#8217;ll take random commenter every time.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Scalia</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453672</link> <dc:creator>Scalia</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:09:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453672</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;put down your spreadsheet&lt;/blockquote&gt;&quot;Put down your collection of recorded facts&quot;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>put down your spreadsheet</p></blockquote><p>&#8220;Put down your collection of recorded facts&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: jonk1011</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453666</link> <dc:creator>jonk1011</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:07:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453666</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fine then, Mark Teixeira is a career .207/.315/.322 postseason hitter.Where is the post about how he&#039;s so un-clutch and making $22.5M in each of his upcoming age 32, 33, 34, 35, &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; 36 seasons?And &quot;put down the spreadsheet&quot;? I must apologize for quoting such obscure stats as batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fine then, Mark Teixeira is a career .207/.315/.322 postseason hitter.</p><p>Where is the post about how he&#8217;s so un-clutch and making $22.5M in each of his upcoming age 32, 33, 34, 35, <em>and</em> 36 seasons?</p><p>And &#8220;put down the spreadsheet&#8221;? I must apologize for quoting such obscure stats as batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Scalia</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453584</link> <dc:creator>Scalia</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:17:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453584</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;put down your spreadsheet and check this out: How many rings did Jeter win with the Yanks before A-Rod arrived? He’s the captain. He’s jeter. Grew up in the farm system, icon on the NYC sports scene for 15 years. he’s done plenty for the team.since adding “the best player in baseball” (A-Rod) the Yankees have one 1 ring.&lt;/blockquote&gt;This is obvsiously trolling right?  Ok, I&#039;ll just avoid it and move on like everyone else has.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>put down your spreadsheet and check this out: How many rings did Jeter win with the Yanks before A-Rod arrived? He’s the captain. He’s jeter. Grew up in the farm system, icon on the NYC sports scene for 15 years. he’s done plenty for the team.</p><p>since adding “the best player in baseball” (A-Rod) the Yankees have one 1 ring.</p></blockquote><p>This is obvsiously trolling right?  Ok, I&#8217;ll just avoid it and move on like everyone else has.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sportsdork</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453509</link> <dc:creator>sportsdork</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:45:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453509</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;The ARod hate based on playoff performance is silly. He wasn’t right all year and thinking he could suddenly snap back in the playoffs was delusional. The ARod is overpaid issue is real, but thats what happens to rich teams. It’s why the salary gap is such an inflated number. A $200 million roster of guys a team really think are going to be worth $200 million on the field that year looks very different from the actual rosters.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Too much informed, well-reasoned analysis and not enough &quot;limey cocksucker&quot;.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The ARod hate based on playoff performance is silly. He wasn’t right all year and thinking he could suddenly snap back in the playoffs was delusional.<br /> The ARod is overpaid issue is real, but thats what happens to rich teams. It’s why the salary gap is such an inflated number. A $200 million roster of guys a team really think are going to be worth $200 million on the field that year looks very different from the actual rosters.</p></blockquote><p>Too much informed, well-reasoned analysis and not enough &#8220;limey cocksucker&#8221;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: TheBigLead</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453482</link> <dc:creator>TheBigLead</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:30:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453482</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jonk - put down your spreadsheet and check this out: How many rings did Jeter win with the Yanks before A-Rod arrived? He&#039;s the captain. He&#039;s jeter. Grew up in the farm system, icon on the NYC sports scene for 15 years. he&#039;s done plenty for the team.since adding &quot;the best player in baseball&quot; (A-Rod) the Yankees have one 1 ring.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jonk &#8211;<br /> put down your spreadsheet and check this out: How many rings did Jeter win with the Yanks before A-Rod arrived? He&#8217;s the captain. He&#8217;s jeter. Grew up in the farm system, icon on the NYC sports scene for 15 years. he&#8217;s done plenty for the team.</p><p>since adding &#8220;the best player in baseball&#8221; (A-Rod) the Yankees have one 1 ring.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: jonk1011</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453420</link> <dc:creator>jonk1011</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:51:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453420</guid> <description><![CDATA[Career postseason stats: Derek Jeter: &lt;strong&gt;839&lt;/strong&gt; OPS in 704 plate appearances (.307/.374/.465) Alex Rodriguez: &lt;strong&gt;884&lt;/strong&gt; OPS in 299 plate appearances (.277/.386/.498) And Jeter also makes a bunch of money.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Career postseason stats:<br /> Derek Jeter: <strong>839</strong> OPS in 704 plate appearances (.307/.374/.465)<br /> Alex Rodriguez: <strong>884</strong> OPS in 299 plate appearances (.277/.386/.498)<br /> And Jeter also makes a bunch of money.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ty_Webb 1.0</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453388</link> <dc:creator>Ty_Webb 1.0</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:25:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453388</guid> <description><![CDATA[Damn – Whitlock just &lt;del&gt;called&lt;/del&gt; &lt;strong&gt;ATE&lt;/strong&gt; TBL/fixed]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Damn – Whitlock just <del>called</del> <strong>ATE</strong> TBL</p><p>/fixed</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: MP</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453384</link> <dc:creator>MP</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:24:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453384</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;go call francesa.&lt;/blockquote&gt; If you think that catching defense is more important than replacing a terrible hitter with a good one in that situation, then I don&#039;t know what to tell you.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>go call francesa.</p></blockquote><p>If you think that catching defense is more important than replacing a terrible hitter with a good one in that situation, then I don&#8217;t know what to tell you.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: oskie</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453378</link> <dc:creator>oskie</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:17:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453378</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I mean, in the 8th inning of an elimination game, down by a run? Yes.&lt;/blockquote&gt;go call francesa.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I mean, in the 8th inning of an elimination game, down by a run? Yes.</p></blockquote><p>go call francesa.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: MP</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453377</link> <dc:creator>MP</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:16:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453377</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;so just say screw you to catching defense?&lt;/blockquote&gt; I mean, in the 8th inning of an elimination game, down by a run? Yes.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>so just say screw you to catching defense?</p></blockquote><p>I mean, in the 8th inning of an elimination game, down by a run? Yes.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: oskie</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453374</link> <dc:creator>oskie</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:14:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453374</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;False. Posada was the DH. Martin was catching and he couldn’t have hit a beach ball last night.&lt;/blockquote&gt;so just say screw you to catching defense?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>False. Posada was the DH. Martin was catching and he couldn’t have hit a beach ball last night.</p></blockquote><p>so just say screw you to catching defense?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Glass Yard Dog</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453354</link> <dc:creator>Glass Yard Dog</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:03:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453354</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;If you listen to Whitlock’s podcasts, he’s been kind of doing it there too.I still really don’t even know what he wants TBL to do.&lt;/blockquote&gt;I like Whitlock (and Twhitlock on Twitter), but I think he&#039;s just a tad jealous he didn&#039;t rake a low seven figure deal like our man JMac.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>If you listen to Whitlock’s podcasts, he’s been kind of doing it there too.</p><p>I still really don’t even know what he wants TBL to do.</p></blockquote><p>I like Whitlock (and Twhitlock on Twitter), but I think he&#8217;s just a tad jealous he didn&#8217;t rake a low seven figure deal like our man JMac.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Glass Yard Dog</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453345</link> <dc:creator>Glass Yard Dog</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:01:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453345</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;The Yankee hitters blew it flat out. You can’t load up the bases TWICE and then not score&lt;/blockquote&gt;Yeah, no doubt, the Tigers&#039; pitchers had NOTHING to do with it.  They were all throwing BP type fastballs...It&#039;s always the Yankees losing, never the other team winning.Which is one more reason I detest them...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The Yankee hitters blew it flat out. You can’t load up the bases TWICE and then not score</p></blockquote><p>Yeah, no doubt, the Tigers&#8217; pitchers had NOTHING to do with it.  They were all throwing BP type fastballs&#8230;</p><p>It&#8217;s always the Yankees losing, never the other team winning.</p><p>Which is one more reason I detest them&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: payaso</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453342</link> <dc:creator>payaso</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453342</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I still really don’t even know what he wants TBL to do.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Probably not be a Robinson/Wetzel apologist/lackey.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I still really don’t even know what he wants TBL to do.</p></blockquote><p>Probably not be a Robinson/Wetzel apologist/lackey.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: MP</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453340</link> <dc:creator>MP</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453340</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;i am surprised yankee fans aren’t more angry about montero not getting more at-bats. man, that kid can rake. and that is one lineup in need of an injection of energy and youthful vigor.&lt;/blockquote&gt; Comment 72. Completely agree. I think it was his biggest mistake of the series. &lt;blockquote&gt;posada played well. that’s who he would have replaced in the lineup&lt;/blockquote&gt; False. Posada was the DH. Martin was catching and he couldn&#039;t have hit a beach ball last night.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>i am surprised yankee fans aren’t more angry about montero not getting more at-bats. man, that kid can rake. and that is one lineup in need of an injection of energy and youthful vigor.</p></blockquote><p>Comment 72. Completely agree. I think it was his biggest mistake of the series.</p><blockquote><p>posada played well. that’s who he would have replaced in the lineup</p></blockquote><p>False. Posada was the DH. Martin was catching and he couldn&#8217;t have hit a beach ball last night.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: johndewar</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453336</link> <dc:creator>johndewar</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:58:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453336</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I still really don’t even know what he wants TBL to do.The damn thing&lt;/blockquote&gt;/jealous I didn&#039;t think of that first]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I still really don’t even know what he wants TBL to do.</p><p>The damn thing</p></blockquote><p>/jealous I didn&#8217;t think of that first</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: oskie</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453332</link> <dc:creator>oskie</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:57:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453332</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;i am surprised yankee fans aren’t more angry about montero not getting more at-bats. man, that kid can rake. and that is one lineup in need of an injection of energy and youthful vigor.&lt;/blockquote&gt;posada played well. that&#039;s who he would have replaced in the lineup]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>i am surprised yankee fans aren’t more angry about montero not getting more at-bats. man, that kid can rake. and that is one lineup in need of an injection of energy and youthful vigor.</p></blockquote><p>posada played well. that&#8217;s who he would have replaced in the lineup</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453328</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:57:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453328</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I still really don’t even know what he wants TBL to do. &lt;/blockquote&gt;The damn thing]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I still really don’t even know what he wants TBL to do.</p></blockquote><p>The damn thing</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: johndewar</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/alex-rodriguez-only-has-six-more-years-left-on-his-contract/comment-page-3/#comment-1453326</link> <dc:creator>johndewar</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:56:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127797#comment-1453326</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;where have you been? He’s been doing this for weeksWeird. I check Twitter infrequently and quickly. Guess I just missed it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;If you listen to Whitlock&#039;s podcasts, he&#039;s been kind of doing it there too.I still really don&#039;t even know what he wants TBL to do.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>where have you been? He’s been doing this for weeks</p><p>Weird. I check Twitter infrequently and quickly. Guess I just missed it.</p></blockquote><p>If you listen to Whitlock&#8217;s podcasts, he&#8217;s been kind of doing it there too.</p><p>I still really don&#8217;t even know what he wants TBL to do.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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