[Husker] Re: Could Alex Gordon return for his senior season?

[gzimmerman at everestkc.net]

----- Original Message -----
Date: Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:29 pm
Subject: [Husker] Re: Could Alex Gordon return for his senior season?

> In article <20050819001204.90942.qmail at web30404.mail.mud.yahoo.com>,
> Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Negotiations between Alex Gordon and the hapless
> > Kansas City Royals are still stuck in neutral.
> 
> The latest on the Royals website (kcroyals.com) is that they've 
> made him a fair offer and now it's up to Gordon. If he doesn't come, that's 
> fine. I think the Royals are full of crap on this. I say give Alex his 
> $5 million and his big league contract (which starts his 5 year clock 
> to free agency). The Royals will be complete morons if they let this 
> guy go. The local sports radio jocks here in KC are all over the 
> Royals on this, the radio guys want Alex signed and in here.
> 
> I heard George Brett on the radio yesterday pimping for the 
> Royals, telling Alex to sign the latest Royals offer and to get in and 
> start playing in the minors. I used to look up to Brett, but now I won't 
> listen to anything he says, what a tool.
> _______________________________________________
Right. Just open the vault to a completely unproven player.

What has Alex Gordon done (with a wooden bat over a 162 game season) to justify a $5 million demand?

Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
Overland Park, Kansas