The Best Does Not Always Equal Success

Tim Marchman of the New York Sun recently wrote an article critcizing the New York Yankees for their lack of effort to sign Alex Rodriguez. Marchmans's take was that the Yankees reported offer of $150 million dollars undervalued A-Rods worth, when taking inflation into consideration. Marchman even went so far as to claim that perhaps the Steinbrenner organization does not have what it takes to be successful. Maybe, just maybe the Yankees have come to the conclusion that in order to win the World Series, their team does not have to employ the most expensive player in the game? I know the Yankees have not won the W.S. since 2000, but I don't ever recall an Alex Rodriguez team winning the fall classic either. Did either of A-Rod's former teams Seattle or Texas ever reach the World Series? For that matter, have the Yankees with A-Rod reached the W.S.? While Scott Boras is attempting to take A-Rod to the stratosphere with his 300 million dollar plus demands, I think most teams are wondering which one is going to become Boras's next sucker. With a starting point of ten years at 30 million plus, there is no guarantee that A-Rod plays injury free for the rest of his career. Plus, A-Rod is the new breed of superstar that demands to be paid handsomely, in addtion to playing for a winner. Two straight mediocre seasons and A-Rod will have Boris demanding a trade for greener pastures. A-Rod might be the best player in the game, but Michael Jordan he is not. Surprisingly and ironically enough, the Yankess have realized that A-Rod does not guarantee success and Scott Boris and A-Rod may be in for a surprise themselves before all the negotiations are over.