SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. _ Boras-palooza is the annual get-together between Scott Boras, who typically represents some of the top free agents in a given winter, and reporters at the general managers meetings in which the high-profile agent turns in a one-man show rife with one-liners and messages to teams about spending money.
Especially when it comes to his clients.
The performance in past years has produced oft-repeated gems such as "the gated community of Playoffville" as a likely destination for teams who might sign one of his players; "The fans of Florida have certainly brought the MIA to Miami" to describe the Marlins' cost-cutting ways and, of course, almost yearly shots at the Mets for not acting enough like a big-market team, most famously saying the club relegated itself to shopping in the "fruits and nuts section" of the free agent supermarket.
