It's not "Fraud" it's Emmanuel

"When people write [bad things] about me, I don't know if it's [because] I'm good-looking, I'm biracial, I make the most money ..." - Alex Rodriguez

It's probably because your agent is Scott Boras.

With the Boston Red Sox less than 15 outs from their second World Series title in as much time as it's taken the Yankees to start using words like "patience" and "transition," the league's MFP (Most Fragile Psyche) and his ATM-machine-of-an-agent hijacked baseball's grandest stage to announce that the great A-Rod has opted out of his contract, leaving $70M+ on the table.

Biggest player, on the biggest team, making the biggest money ... why not make the biggest announcement, on the biggest stage and get the biggest reaction?

Unfortunately for A-Rod - who a growing number of fans already perceive to be a money-first, me-first player - all this announcement did was remind Yankees fans why he needs to go.

It's one thing to have your agent make the announcement and upstage the World Series, but it's quite another to plead for the understanding of a dedicated fan base by saying "New York is where I want to be" and "Anything short of a Yankees championship is a failure," only to bail for more money the first chance you get ... way to shatter the stereotype.

The Yanks are better off with a fresh start.

No more "Stray Rod" headlines, no more record-breaking - and equally meaningless - late April/early May offensive displays, no more fairy-like ball slapping attempts, and thankfully no more hearing about 1-for-14, 0 RBI and 4 strikeout post season performances ... unless of course, the Yankees re-sign Jorge Posada.