The $252,000,000 Man
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?
Eleanor Jeffries,
Reference Librarian
"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?"
Brandon Wiley,
Security Guard
"It's outrageous that the Rangers signed this guy for $252 million. Only the Yankees should get to do that."
Bruce Dickerson,
Baseball Executive
"As a Texas Rangers front-office official, I'm extremely excited to have Rodriguez on board--in a nauseous, tight-chested kind of way."
Vanessa Simon,
Teacher
"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."
Dan Agarawal,
Bricklayer
"I'm so psyched to see A-Rod play for my beloved Rangers, I've already started saving up for a $135 bleacher seat."
Randall Keith,
Systems Analyst
"Just think: He makes more than all the other Rodriguezes in Texas combined."
