What are we going to do today, Scott? The same thing we do every day, Alex, try to take over the world. These subjects are not two conniving lab mice, but rather the recent actions of baseball ‘superstar’ Alex Rodriguez and his ‘super agent’ Scott Boras in their collaborated desire to take over Major League Baseball.

Rodriguez has put up stellar numbers during the entirety of his career: 518 home runs, 1503 RBIs, three MVP awards*, and over $300 million in salary. The all-star, however, has never been more beefed up than he is now. Far from using performance enhancing drugs, it is Rodriguez’s ego that has grown to a disproportional size. Combined with the mentality of his agent, Rodriguez believes he is above all that is baseball in America.

Let us start with the obvious ‘ the contract. After the 2000 season, A-Rod signed a 10-year, $252 million contract, the largest in MLB history. If this number is not striking enough, let us look at October 2007, when Rodriguez opted out of his contract with the New York Yankees to seek more money.

Rodriguez’s agent, Boras, told the Yankees that they would need to make an offer of $350 million just to be granted the privilege to negotiate with his client. Many believe it will not be long until Rodriguez seeks partial ownership in a contract, since being solely a player, and not an owner, may not be enough for Rodriguez.

The numbers themselves do not even begin to scratch the surface upon the elitist attitude expressed by Rodriguez. The announcement that Rodriguez was to opt out of his contract with the Yankees was strategically made during Game 4 of the World Series. Clearly belittling the importance of the World Series, Rodriguez could not wait a few more days to once again enter the spotlight. Why should anything not be about him? Can you believe they are making him wait until after the World Series ends to deliver his MVP trophy?

Let us not ignore the wizard behind the curtain, Rodriguez’s agent. With Boras known as a money-hoarding mastermind of an agent, it is no wonder that Rodriguez has become increasingly pompous. Boras has always been a man of sincere integrity, making sure money comes before all else. His clientele includes Gary Sheffield, Barry Zito, David Beckham and Daisuke Matsuzaka ‘ all of whom he helped sign enormous contracts. Boras is once again at work, attempting to immortalize A-Rod as the king of all contracts.

As Boras claims, ‘Alex wants to spend the rest of his career with one team, he wants to be the image of a franchise.’ There is not a team that would not benefit from the numbers Rodriguez will put up. Which team is willing to make someone who views himself above all else the image of its franchise, however, is the question.

In a controversial time for the sport of baseball, there is an alternate form of juicing going on. Rodriguez is setting a rather unprecedented example, and not just through the size of his contracts. Which team is Rodriguez, with his ego so high in the clouds, willing to play for? The answer is simple: whichever will offer him the key to the city.