MVC?
By Jim Weihofen
From Gold Glove Shortstop to MVP Third Baseman to Bernie Williams' potential successor � Why we all hate Alex Rodriguez - Part 1
Don't mess with Texas, unless, of course, your name is George Steinbrenner. Back when he was turning double plays with the Mariners and Rangers, no one really had a problem with A-Rod, and, if anything, actually liked him. But then Red Sox management sought to bring him to hit bombs over the Green Monster against the Yankees and the other teams that would face the Red Sox at Fenway. However, upon hearing this, Steinbrenner couldn't let this happen (no, instead the Sox went out and got Mark Bellhorn, and we all saw what he did to the Yankees in the '04 ALCS games 4-7). Just imagine the conversation between Soriano and Torre:
"Alfonso, you know we've always liked you, and always thought of you to be a valuable asset to this orginization, but they say if you love something, set it free. What I'm trying to say is, um, we've traded you to the Rangers for A-Rod. There, does that make sense?"
A-Rod quickly left Texas (the team he supposedly loved) and came to the Yankees just to try to get to � and win �a World Series. (Neither the Rangers nor Mariners have even been to the World Series.) He was willing to do anything, like, say, try to slap the ball out of Bronson Arroyo's glove. Now he wants more money! Just imagine his thinking: "Hmm, I'm the highest paid athlete on the planet, and I cheat, why doesn't anybody but Jeter, Torre, and Steinbrenner like me?"
Instead of MVP, there should be an MVC (Most Valubale Cheater) for players like A-Rod (the NL winner: Barry Bonds.)
