# Scott Boras: superagent (MLB)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-boras-superagent-mlb/585971>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 18, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-boras-superagent-mlb/585971 "2011-06-18T21:25:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-boras-superagent-mlb/585971/41 "2011-06-23T13:57:23Z")

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> [@etv78](#):
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> Guess you don’t understand middle-class resentment. :rolleyes:

Okay, speaking now as a baseball fan, what’s your point?

So Boras is resented for making millions and helping his clients make millions. I think we all understand that, but resentment towards rich athletes is nothing new; it predates my birth, in fact. Joe DiMaggio was ripped in the press for wanting more money out of the Yankees before my DAD was born. The point that baseball players are paid astounding sums of money is an observation that has been made approximately eleventy zillion times in the last three decades.

What’s the point regarding Scott Boras? He’s resented? Yes, he is. Now what?

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-boras-superagent-mlb/585971/42 "2011-06-23T18:04:36Z")

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**RickJay** -He’s just the latest incarnation of this (I agree) long-time resentment.

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**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-boras-superagent-mlb/585971/43 "2011-06-23T18:26:38Z")

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I really think Boras loves the game of baseball. As an Angels fan who sits up from 3rd base, I can see into his fields level luxury seats and I see him at many games. But as far fans go, why should he care? Baseball is watched by fans, but it the guys on the field stats that we all watch. (well except we do all watch the wierdos who make it onto the jumbotron)

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**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-boras-superagent-mlb/585971/44 "2011-06-24T02:47:23Z")

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> [@etv78](#):
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> Only in the sense that he cares more about making $ than the fans.

Cite?

> [@Munch](#):
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> Why is that being a jerk?

Good question.

> [@etv78](#):
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> All I mean is that his clients make more $ (playing a GAME) than the average person will see in several lifetimes.

So? How does this make him a jerk? Shifting money to the wealthy players from the even wealthier (except McCourt) owners hurts the fans how?

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