Scott Boras is scum!
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Watching Boras' forced and contrived "display of emotion" at the news conference was just another grandstanding act by this jackazz. Why he was even on the dais is beyond me. Next to Drew Rosenhaus, he is the most glory seeking media hound of all of the player agents out there.
BTW, kudos to Mr. and Mrs. Adenhart for a very moving statement commending the Angels as the second family for their son and for wanting to address the Angels team (in private -- do you get that Mr. Boras?). The Angels appear to be handling this tragedy very well so far based upon the statements from some of the players like Torii Hunter. They've got their perspective in the right place.
Now, if only the can get Boras out of the picture and Joba gets the message that for the grace of God, he could've been in a similar situation as the dolt driving the minivan.
BTW, kudos to Mr. and Mrs. Adenhart for a very moving statement commending the Angels as the second family for their son and for wanting to address the Angels team (in private -- do you get that Mr. Boras?). The Angels appear to be handling this tragedy very well so far based upon the statements from some of the players like Torii Hunter. They've got their perspective in the right place.
Now, if only the can get Boras out of the picture and Joba gets the message that for the grace of God, he could've been in a similar situation as the dolt driving the minivan.
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My initial thought was that he reminded me of something the character Arliss would do, as it looked acted. That doesn't mean it was acted, and I am sure he has true sad human feelings about it.
Maybe we all feel this way because we don't like the guy, and recognize him being a money hog and bad for the game.
Sad day for the kid who had a bright future in front of him, only for it to be snuffed out by one of the many dirt bag morons we have in this world.
<< <i>Watching Boras' forced and contrived "display of emotion" at the news conference was just another grandstanding act by this jackazz. Why he was even on the dais is beyond me. Next to Drew Rosenhaus, he is the most glory seeking media hound of all of the player agents out there.
BTW, kudos to Mr. and Mrs. Adenhart for a very moving statement commending the Angels as the second family for their son and for wanting to address the Angels team (in private -- do you get that Mr. Boras?). The Angels appear to be handling this tragedy very well so far based upon the statements from some of the players like Torii Hunter. They've got their perspective in the right place.
Now, if only the can get Boras out of the picture and Joba gets the message that for the grace of God, he could've been in a similar situation as the dolt driving the minivan. >>
Saw it on Sportscenter this morning and thought the exact same thing. Should have kept his mouth closed and stayed OUT of the spotlight.
Total and complete arsehole.
<< <i>My personal opinion is that Boras saw this as an opportunity and not a tragedy. How many parents of young future stars saw the interview and thought he actually cared about his clients? >>
I hate to say it but I thought the same thing.
<< <i>I didn't think he was faking at all. I think he is genuinely sad that he won't make any future commissions off of Nick Adenhart. >>
Agreed. If this kid could have lived up to his potential, He could have easily made around $100 million over the next 10-12 years. Even at only 10%, Boras just lost $10 million.
It reminded me of other publicity hounds, like attorney Gloria Alred [who magically shows up at public events to annouce she is "representing" Octomom (is Octomom being sued?)]; Jesse Jacskon; Al Sharpton, etc.
I wonder if the agent, in his quest for expanding his client base, would attend the funeral of the grandmother of a hot 17 year old high school pitching prospect and present himself as being "overcome with emotion" at the loss of a wonderful lady.
I know PI lawyers and their cappers choose troll accident scenes, hospitals and funeral homes for potential clients. Disgusting.
<< <i>I didn't think he was faking at all. I think he is genuinely sad that he won't make any future commissions off of Nick Adenhart. >>
While it's wrong of me to laugh about this situation but that made me chuckle.
What?!? I'm going to hades anyway so
<< <i>Boo I don't think people are mad in this instance because he is good at his job its because he is using this issue to get more face time and publicity for no real reason I can fathom. Even if he is being genuine how does his little show do anything to better remember his client? >>
I guess I'm speaking to the reaction that people have to Boras (and Rosenhaus) in general-- in this particular instance I agree that his behavior was in poor taste. But going beyond this recent display, people have these near-violent reactions to the names of the agents, when so far as I can see they're only doing what their clients have paid them to do.
Case in point: I remember an article by Bill Simmons a while ago where he basically called Boras an evil puppeteer who duped the 'good-natured-but-essentially-stupid' Manny Ramirez into demanding out of Boston. I have a couple of major problems with that account, not the least of which are:
a) It assumes Man-Ram is dumb, which is an enormous leap considering that Simmons has never met the guy.
b) It assumes that Man-Ram was incapable of telling Boras to shove it, which again seems like a big leap.
c) It assumes that Boras, and not Man-Ram, was behind the decision, which--again-- so far as I know has never been substantiated.
And this type of analysis is not limited to Simmons. Let's face it: There are many, many reasons for fans to vilify agents as opposed to the players they represent when reporting on contract talks. The easy way out is to hate the scheming agent who's on the front line of the negotiation process, since this essentially absolves the athlete of any responsibility for deciding where he will play, or how much he will make. Someone like Boras, in my opinion, is not the problem-- the problem (if, in fact, there really IS a problem) is the demands of the players who hire him to represent them.
I used to enjoy reading Bill Simmons, no more. He too has turned into a tool.
For all I concerned, they both can go and live in France. I'm not too fond of the French either.
On a sunnier note, I generally don't dislike people or countries, just those three
I'm not disagreeing about Boras being one of the best at what he does. He gets his clients deals that most other agents could not even imagine asking for.
My point is that he had no business being on the dais and his reaction seemed contrived and rehearsed for the sole purpose of promoting himself and demonstrating that he has "compassion."
I see no reason that he should've been there and while I'm sure he felt saddened by the loss of Nick Adenhart, I seriously doubt that the "emotion" he displayed was earnest or sincere.
just what i though when i saw it,
hopefully the nail the drunk good
<< <i>I think people are player haters toward Boras. He is brash and bold but he is really good at his job. He is better than YOU are at your job. He is the top of the game. Were his tears sincere this week? I do not think any of really know. For any of you that claim to know Boras' tears were fake I am curious how you are so sure. It's a sad situation but let's not bash Boras about his tears. >>
You know what . . . I'm pretty dasm good at my job!
About Boras' emotions, if you watch enough porn, you can tell about bad acting and that, my friend, was bad acting. The only thing missing was 1970's background music and a wah-wah pedal.
now thats funny, i dont care what side of it you are on