Mr. Boras, You're Fired!

In a move that must be making owners across baseball pump their collective fists, Kenny Rogers has fired agent Scott Boras.

To the Detroit Tigers, this simply means that Rogers will be sticking around for another season. Rogers let it be known that he wanted to stay, Boras informed the club that he and his client would be entertaining offers elsewhere, and Rogers finally decided it was time to show Boras who is boss around here.

For the second time in this relatively new off-season, Scott Boras overstepped his bounds.

And for the second time, a client has stood his ground. We all remember Boras's announcement during Game 4 of the World Series that Alex Rodriguez was opting out, and we remember how baseball's owners treated Rodriguez like a Bentley for sale on a street corner: admirable, but not affordable or practical.

So Rodriguez, following the advice of his heart -- yes, we think he has one -- his wife, and Warren Buffett, crawled back to the Yankees and started contract negotiations.

Without Boras.

Now make no mistake, Scott Boras will not go broke, nor will he be wanting for business anytime soon. He's still the shrewdest negotiator in the game, and lest we forget, Boras will still be earning commission on deals such as the gold mine he and client Barry Zito struck in San Francisco for years to come.

But perhaps the tide is turning. Maybe players are realizing Boras doesn't always have their best interests in mind. Sure, he will help them make a buck -- lots of them -- but what's an extra five million in exchange for betraying your fans, teammates, and worst of all, your heart?

For some players, at least, it's not enough.

For more on Scott Boras...

The Extortionist (New Yorker ... a few weeks old, but a great read)

Boras out, Rogers in (AP, via Yahoo! Sports)
Buffett advises Rodriguez (Bloomberg)