Boras was a Giants fan

by hometownboy on Nov 1, 2007 8:53 PM PDT Comment 13 comments

The New Yorker is running an excellent piece on Scott Boras, which is available here:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/10/29/071029fa_fact_mcgrath

Quick quote:

"He grew up ... near Elk Grove, California, about fifteen miles from Sacramento. ... As a boy, driving a tractor, Scott listened to San Francisco Giants games called by Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons on KSFO ..."

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Re: Boras was a Giants fan

He's also a fan of money.

Bonds stands alone.

by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2007 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Boras was a Giants fan

The words "Sacramento" and "tractor" in immediate vicinity...the only thing missing is a "meth-house" reference and we'd have the holy trifecta, folks!

Screw the Giants, but not Omar. I'm getting drunk and watching some footy.

by PacBellBoozer on Nov 1, 2007 8:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Boras was a Giants fan

this makes my heart sad.

you will suffer humiliation when the sports team from my area defeats the sports team from your area

by nick on Nov 1, 2007 9:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Boras was a Giants fan

a retroactive Zito discount would be a sweet cure for that, it should go without saying

you will suffer humiliation when the sports team from my area defeats the sports team from your area

by nick on Nov 1, 2007 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Boras was a Giants fan

Everthing i have ever heard about him personaly is that he is a good guy my mom worked with him as a pharmacist at Sutter General in Sac(I think that was the hospital). That said he has not given the giants any home town discount.

by brianbigoats on Nov 1, 2007 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Boras was a Giants fan

His job is to get the best possible deals that his clients want and he does his job well. It's what he's supposed to do.

Still, if you were to look back at all the contracts teams have signed his players to, you wouldn't find many cases where the buyers were happy.

So unless teams just refuse to sign the players he represents he will continue pitting one against another, just like a good agent should.

Zealously advocating for Nate the Great since 2007.

by orangeandblackattack on Nov 1, 2007 11:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Boras was a Giants fan

Yeah, he owes it to his clients to treat the Giants just like any other team, and who even knows if he still likes them now. Didn't Barry Bonds actually fire Boras a few years ago?? Maybe he's not such a big fan anymore. On the other hand, maybe he's bitter about Barry and would like nothing better than to see the Giants win now that Barry's gone.

BRING ME ALEX RODRIGUEZ!!

by rxmeister on Nov 2, 2007 6:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs