Alex Rodriguez will retire after the 2017 season

[soxhop411]

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 11m11 minutes ago
BREAKING: Alex Rodriguez tells @AndrewMarchand that he will retire after 2017 season when his contract expires.

His retirement tour will be a joy to watch

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Will there be gifts? Cake? Gummies? All of the above?

 

[jayhoz]

True to form, a one season victory tour like Jeter just isn't good enough for Arod.

 

[Bozo Texino]

Why is he saying this NOW, though?

What an asshole.

 

[glennhoffmania]

I'd like to announce that I'm retiring at the end of the 2041 calendar year, give or take.

 

[Monbo Jumbo]

Will there be gifts? Cake? Gummies? All of the above?

A handbag would be perfect.

Spoiler

 

[E5 Yaz]

As much as we all love to bash Slappy, we don't know the context of what he said (thanks, Twitter). He was doing an interview and could have been asked if he saw himself playing beyond his current contract.

That said, I hope the Red Sox give him a purse

edit: Damn you, Monbo

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

He's basically saying he won't play past his current contract, that's all. Not sure why this is such a big deal. He's gonna get his money and since the Yankees were stupid enough to sign him to 10/275 in the first place I can't blame a guy who seeing the contract through.

 

[soxhop411]

As much as we all love to bash Slappy, we don't know the context of what he said (thanks, Twitter). He was doing an interview and could have been asked if he saw himself playing beyond his current contract.

That said, I hope the Red Sox give him a purse

edit: Damn you, Monbo

Alex Rodriguez plans on retiring at the end of the 2017 season after playing out his contract with the New York Yankees, the designated hitter told ESPN on Wednesday.

"I won't play after next year," Rodriguez told ESPN on Wednesday. "I've really enjoyed my time. For me, it is time for me to go home and be dad."

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15051882

 

[E5 Yaz]

So? It still doesn't make clear whether he was answering a question of not. Either way, as SJH said, this is no big deal in regards to timing of the news

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

He's 27 home runs behind Ruth's 714 and he's gonna play 2 more years. It's going to be hilarious watching the Yankees try not to acknowledge it when he passes Ruth.

 

[Ale Xander]

Why is he saying this NOW, though?

What an asshole.

You took the words out of my foot

 

[Ale Xander]

A handbag would be perfect.

Spoiler

with one of these inside

Spoiler

 

[mauidano]

Going to be a hard landing when he doesn't get the Tour Love that Papi will get. A-Rod's ego may not survive.

 

[jon abbey]

He probably wanted to wait to announce it until the middle of a Red Sox World Series game, but he thought that might not happen for a while.

(I kid, I kid)

 

[TheYaz67]

And in the meantime he will continue to date manly looking women (NY Post)....

 

[Hank Scorpio]

That said, I hope the Red Sox give him a purse

In all honesty, I hope they give him absolutely nothing. No gifts, no jokes, not even a damned honorable mention.

And I hope other teams follow suit. I had a certain respect for Derek Jeter. I have less than none for Alex Rodriguez.

 

[Monbo Jumbo]

And in the meantime he will continue to date manly looking women (NY Post)....

She can also buy and sell him a few times over (the ex Mrs. Google Brin).

 

[jon abbey]

In all honesty, I hope they give him absolutely nothing. No gifts, no jokes, not even a damned honorable mention.

And I hope other teams follow suit. I had a certain respect for Derek Jeter. I have less than none for Alex Rodriguez.

Even most Yankee fans don't like him. I have intensely disliked him since the TEX days, although I will say that he was a lot easier to take last year, not just a good season hitting but seemingly an entirely different personality, much more tolerable.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Or if you can figure out how to give someone a moving image:

 

[The Price Is Wrong]

Will there be gifts? Cake? Gummies? All of the above?

A Madonna concert.

 

[soxhop411]

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 3m3 minutes ago
People who know a-rod believe in his next career he'd like to own a baseball team, or be part of an ownership group.
@Smiling Joe Hesketh

 

[Average Reds]

Not the first time he's floated that.

Unless he's interested in the minor leagues, it's not going to happen.

 

[The_Powa_of_Seiji_Ozawa]

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 3m3 minutes ago
People who know a-rod believe in his next career he'd like to own a baseball team, or be part of an ownership group.
@Smiling Joe Hesketh

Not the first time he's floated that.

Unless he's interested in the minor leagues, it's not going to happen.

I dunno. He'd be the perfect successor to Jeff Loria in Miami. Or co-owner. Those two guys would make a great pair.

 

[Blacken]

He's basically saying he won't play past his current contract, that's all. Not sure why this is such a big deal.

Because sports fans are garbage people?

 

[Sampo Gida]

Not sure why players feel the need to announce their plans so far in advance. Maybe he wants a 2 year farewell tour. I have to imagine if he is a few HR (within 20 HR) from Bonds record he might be tempted to go another year regardless of salary. Obviously, he has the right to change his mind between now and then.

 

[Darnell's Son]

abs is spittin' hot fire at the .com.

 

[jon abbey]

Meanwhile, it's all a moot point because he backed off on these comments, I will lock this thread later today:

http://nypost.com/2016/03/23/a-rod-now-says-he-has-no-retirement-plan/