Beckham vs. Bear Stearns: Who’s worth more?

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A quickie: an e-mailer points out the fire-sale price for Bear Stearns -- just $236 million on Sunday night -- wouldn’t even be enough to buy out soccer star David Beckham, whose five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy, plus endorsement opportunities, has been valued at $250 million.

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Nor would the Bear bounty be enough to pay Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez, whose most recent contract is reportedly worth $275 million.

Of course, the last time I checked, neither Beckham nor Rodriguez had exposure to billions of dollars worth of toxic mortgage-backed securities.

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