Sports Opinion by Tater
Topics: J.D. Drew, Scott
Boras, Hockey Playoffs
J.D. Drew what will you ever do?
The number 2 pick of 1997 might become the number 2 pick of 1998.
Why number 2 twice? Because the Phillies will not pick him with the
number 1 pick and the Athletics of Oakland have expressed interest in drafting
the money grubbing s.o.b. Twice, because Drew thinks he is owed 11
million dollars because of how good he is. I am writing this column
I think I am worth 11 million for writing it. Pay me or I won't write.
Oops, didn't work. To J.D. hope he enjoys all the boos that he earned
with that money, and that he never makes a trip to Philly, we tend to be
a little hostile. To the Athletics good luck signing the prick,
you're going to need it, 11 million dollars worth of it. Of course
it is not all J.D. Drew's fault. Which brings up topic two: Scott
Boras.
Scott Boras. The two most
evil words uttered in negotiations, EVER. The man tries every tactic
in the book to get what he wants. If the book does not cover a particular
tactic, he uses it. Every tactic used against Boras is, "negotiating
in bad faith." Scott Boras by definition means bad faith negotiations.
And ussually it is him who is negotiating in "bad faith." The guy
has been honest once in his life. He said his name is Scott Boras.
The guy uses every trick legal and illegal to gain whatever minute edge
it will gain him. Yes I understand that he is trying to get the best
deal for his client. But does he really get his client the best deal.
Drew missed a year of baseball. Okay, he did play in the North league,
which is comparable to AA baseball, barely. Some teams in the North
League are decent, but none are great, and none of the pitchers in the
North League are of talent equal to what is found in AAA baseball or the
Majors. If Drew is so good, then he should have set every North League
offensive record. All he did was prove that he has some potential
to be good. I mean Rafael Palmeiro good, he did not prove that he
could be Ken Griffey Jr. good. There is a major difference.
Palmeiro is a excellent defensive first baseman who hits for a good average,
some power, and drives in runs. In other words solid but unspectacular.
Griffey Jr. is solid, but spectacular. Defense, power, average, run
production, and high light reels good. Boras's opinions of Drew's
capabilities I believe are speculation. Of course the only way to
prove that is to have Drew play, but it looks like it will be a cold day
in hell before that happens.
On to something of more meaning. NHL
Playoffs are still going strong. My picks to be in the Stanley Cup
Final are Buffalo and Dallas. I said in my earlier columns that Hasek
could steal a cup if he got hot and did not chicken out. Guess who's
hot. Hasek has been incredible. In the west, My picks did a
little better. I said Dallas or Colorado. Well Colorado died,
quickly thankfully. Dallas has done a good job though. They
lost a center but they are still competing even though the center was very
important to there team. I just hope they beat a rapidly rising Detroit
franchise. I still think Dallas is going to win the cup.
My 2 cents,
D.A. Tater
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