Good FT. Worth article slamming Tex/boras

[WulawHorn]

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/story/187532.html

[WulawHorn]

Money quotes from the article:

"[General manager Jon Daniels] and Eric had made a lot of progress talking about the new contract," Hicks said. "And then Scott got involved."

Listening to Hicks talk about Agent Evil leads me to think that the owner isn't scared of Boras. But he clearly has grown tired of him, tired of the wedge that Boras drives between player and team.

Like a stray dog, Boras wanders into a neighborhood, does his business and moves on, leaving the local citizenry to contend with the smell. Hicks, the owner, lives here, and so he is left to weather the daily public relations heat.

[homer]

I buried a post about this in another thread, but here is a 'money' quote from Tex (a couple weeks old):

There is also the perception that Boras is the one who will make Teixeira sign elsewhere, but he scoffed at the suggestion.

"Anybody who knows me knows I am my own boss," Teixeira said. "Scott Boras works for me. It's worked out well for the Rangers. When it comes to me, the Rangers should thank Scott Boras because [after he was drafted fifth overall in 2001], I was five hours away from going back to school."

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070711&content_id=2082183&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

[kevwun]

When a player hires Boras, they know what they are getting.  They don't go with him unless their sole goal is the largest contract possible.  Teams shouldn't be worried about Scott Boras.  They should be worried about the players that hire him.

[Kent's Moustache]

When a player hires Boras, they know what they are getting.  They don't go with him unless their sole goal is the largest contract possible.  Teams shouldn't be worried about Scott Boras.  They should be worried about the players that hire him.

Agreed... Boras is the Uber-Douche, but Teixeira has proven himself quite the douche-bag, as well.