everything that's wrong with baseball

An interesting article from the October 29th issue of the New Yorker profiles Scott Boras, the baseball super agent responsible for some of the largest contracts in team sports. His clients include A-Rod, Barry Zito, Johnny Damon and (gasp) Jason Varitek. The article makes a lame attempt to humanize Boras, and while his work ethic and intelligence are impressive, he still comes out looking like a pompous ass in the end. Like most New Yorker pieces, it's pretty lengthy, but worth the read if you can take it for what it is and not let it ruin your love of the game.