Last week, free-agent shortstop Alex Rodriguez signed the richest contract in sports history, a 10-year, $252 million deal with the Texas Rangers. What do you think?

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  Boy, when that state isn't busy putting Hispanics to death, it's paying them ridiculous sums to run around a baseball field. Is there no in-between?

  Eleanor Jeffries
  Reference Librarian

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  It's outrageous that the Rangers signed this guy for $252 million. Only the Yankees should get to do that.

  Brandon Wiley
  Security Guard

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  As a Texas Rangers front-office official, I'm extremely excited to have Rodriguez on board--in a nauseous, tight-chested kind of way.

  Bruce Dickerson
  Baseball Executive

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  Sure, a quarter of a billion dollars is a lot of money, but we are talking about a guy with a career .374 on-base percentage here.

  Vanessa Simon
  Teacher

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  I'm so psyched to see A-Rod play for my beloved Rangers, I've already started saving up for a $135 bleacher seat.

  Dan Agarawal
  Bricklayer

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  Just think: He makes more than all the other Rodriguezes in Texas combined.

  Randall Keith
  Systems Analyst