MVP before

Alex Rodriguez isn't going to hit the mother load of daily doubles today because the details of the richest deal in baseball history won't be ironed out by the time Rodriguez is announced as the AL MVP this afternoon.

The Yankees, agent Scott Boras and MLB officials are moving toward finding a way for Rodriguez to share in the financial windfall the Yankees will experience as Rodriguez approaches Barry Bonds' all-time home-run record in pinstripes. Because milestone bonuses are not allowed in player contracts, a revenue-sharing program has to be agreed on before the 10-year, $275 million deal becomes official. The contract easily could climb past the $300 million mark. Rodriguez, 32, has 518 homers; Bonds leads with 762. Continue

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[JUAN GONZALEZ]

Anyone who thinks A-Rod is a great player doesn't watch every inning of every game. He fails in 90% of clutch situations. His 0 for 27 in the playoffs the last few years with runners on shows that there is something mentally wrong with him. You can't have that much talent and fail so dramatically. Maybe you can understand 5 for 27 against tough pitching but ZERO hits? Even a pitcher can top that! Anyone who says there are 8 other hitters on the team doesn't realize that A-Rod is the cleanup hitter and "MVP" so he should be the best on the team in the clutch not the worst! During the season he also fails but it's less evident unless you watch every at bat. A-Rod is great at tacking on runs against mop up relievers or hitting a home run to make it a 6-3 loss instead of a 6-1 loss. This is how he accumulates the huge numbers. I'm sure the Yankees can win at least the same amount of games with Betamit at 3rd and maybe more since the chemistry on the team would be better. A-Rod has very few friends on the team and there is a reason for that. I'm a true blue Yankees fan of 37 seasons and I can't stand to watch A-Rod play for my team. Have I been missing something positive about him? And what about the Red Sox. The Yankees beat them out for A-Rods services and they have gone on to win 2 World Series without him!! I rest my case.