Buyer's Remorse
By ThrowsLikeAGirl
Ahhhh, breathe deep, baseball fans. Can you smell it in the air?
It’s a sure sign of Spring – The Boss ain’t happy. According to articles in the Boston Herald, the New York Times, and New York Newsday, among many others, George Steinbrenner is "irked," "ticked" "fuming" "apoplectic" "angry" and "frustrated." He’s "erupting," and " dropping the F-Bomb." With February not even over, sports reporters were already reaching for the thesaurus to describe The Boss’ standard mood and behavior.
This time "superagent" Arn Tellem is in the crosshairs. Steinbrenner is probably just sick that the Yankees got sold a bad bill of goods when they signed Jason Giambi with a contract that was conveniently purged of the term "steroids." And now, after the poop has hit the public fan, Tellem is apparently advising Giambi, his client, not to admit to anything officially. George — in his own eloquent fashion — had this to say about the situation: "F--- the agent. He’s no good."
Who’s to blame? Well, everybody, really. Giambi did the steroids, lied about it, but continues to collect a very nice paycheck. Steinbrenner liked what steroids produced, ignored the legalities and is paying dearly for it. Tellem writes up slippery documents and gets a commission on everybody’s misery.
Yup, we can smell it alright.
Jon Heyman of New York Newsday sums up Steinbrenner’s ultimate buyer’s remorse in this insightful column.
The Boston Herald story
The New York Times story
