If Scott Boras Costs His Clients Money...

...shouldn't he have to pay them back?

I mean, he gets a cut of whatever they make, right? So when they GET money, he GETS money. Seems like when they LOSE money, he should too.

His...cough..."advice" already cost Jason Varitek millions of dollars, and it's looking good that Manny is going to follow suit. Believe me, nothing would make me happier than seeing Manny get the financial equivalent of a prostate exam, but from a strictly business-oriented standpoint I feel compelled to defend him.

The argument is that if an agent fails to secure a sufficient deal, or if he underperforms, or if his ego gets loose and takes out a busload of schoolchildren, a player is free to hand him his walking papers. This self-regulation should ensure that bad agents don't last very long.

But I fear that Boras' clients aren't aware of such rights. Either Boras brain-washed them or simply stole the memo out of their mailboxes. (Granted with Manny, brainwashing would take precious little time, effort, or soap.)

Is the man out of touch with the realities of the current financial market, or he merely overestimating his powers of persuasion?

Here's my hope: I hope the Dodgers, in true Dick Cheney fashion, say to Manny, "Go **** yourself!" and proceed to sign Adam Dunn. Who, by the way, is Ryan Howard with slightly lower HR totals.

Then we could all watch as Boras is forced to shop Ramirez like common waiver-wire trash.

Sweet.