Adrian Gonzalez: On a scale from Zero to Tony Gwynn... Part 2
by jbox on Mar 16, 2011 9:53 AM PDT
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The Zero to Tony Gwynn scale is a rating of a Padres' importance to the San Diego Padres and their fans. The scale works to determine the relative importance of a particular Padre based on the assumption that Tony Gwynn is the perfect representation of the San Diego Padres.
Last year we ranked Adrian Gonzalez on a scale from Zero to Tony Gwynn, but at the time his career with the San Diego Padres was still active and in good standing. Now the book on him is closed forevermore and it's time to rank him again using all that we've learned in the past year.
As you know by now, Adrian put his baseball future into God's hands. As it turns out God wanted him to play first base for the Boston Red Sox and make obscene amounts of money. Must be nice that His plan coincided with Gonzalez's thirst for recognition and money.
When Adrian was a Padre, he always talked about how playing for the Padres fulfilled a childhood dream. He failed to mention that he also had another dream, which became our nightmare, playing for his, previously unmentioned, favorite American League team.
As good of a player that Adrian was for San Diego, he had two major limitations in his game. First he refused and denied a leadership role on the club. The second, was that he is slow. Microsoft Windows boots faster than Adrian runs to first base. Even Gwynn with two bum knees could probably still beat Gonzalez in a foot race. I refuse to believe that Adrian's lack of speed is a physical limitation, it's simply a lack of hustle.
When Tony the Gwynn retired after 20 years with the Padres, he made an emotional speech and circled the ballpark shaking hands with all of his fans. He then got back to work only a few miles away coaching the SDSU Aztecs. He never really left.
When Adrian Gonzalez left San Diego, he did it on a private jet. He left a full-page ad full of cliches that ignited a string of "Stay Classy" comments from everyone outside of San Diego. Maybe the full page ad was addressed to us, the fans, but it didn't feel like it was written for us. He told the press that he'd still keep his philanthropic organization in San Diego along with his quaint winter home, but he'd take his talent to Boston.
How will Adrian be remembered in San Diego years from now? Will fans have the same love for them that they do for Mr. Padre? Or will he be remembered as the one-time Padre who cared more about his personal ambitions than his hometown team?
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Somewhere between
Ryan Klesko and Carlos Almanzar
by iheartyourfart on Mar 16, 2011 11:02 AM PDT reply actions
Not all that mad at him
We weren’t even close enough to his market value for him to take a ‘san diego discount’ .
He was a great player who took one team-favorable deal and honored it. Can’t really ask for much more that that.
Yeah, I'm not sure I understand the vitriol
Maybe I had to be in San Diego, but I didn’t see anything that made me think he was anything other than a consummate professional, which was exactly why I always liked him.
I would totes do the same thing
if I were a fcuking tourist.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Mar 17, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sure
I’ll believe you when you show proof you’ve turned down a job offer that would likely multiply your salary by four. Keep in mind, he was traded by the team after THEY made it clear they could not pay him his actual value. It’s very easy for people not in his position to say what they WOULD do when they will never HAVE to.
JBOX U ARE AN IDIOT !!
Thats is the dumbest post ive ever read…first of all ADRIAN didnt leave via free agency..the PADRES as they ALWAYS DO , trade him cause they dint want to pay….just like they traded peavy, kevin brown, benito santiago, etc etc…. he was playing for less than 6 mil a year when he should be paid as a top 10 player…he never complained, sat out, or asked for a trade… but u never played ball so u dont dknow anything…TONY GWYNN was a great hitter but not a 15-20 mil a year player, since all he did was hit singles and play D ….there was a shitload of players in his time, hitting the same amount, but getting 20 to 30 more home runs and 40-50 more rbis….ADRIAN is and always will be a great padre, a great person and someome who helped this city, and u should be ashamed of yourself
First, no name-calling is permitted.
Secondly, Gonzalez begged his way out of town and had a list of destinations just like Peavy.
Third, Kevin Brown left as a free agent.
Fourth, nobody put a gun to his head and forced him to sign that contract back then.
Fifth, jbox did play baseball.
Sixth, how DARE you impugn the name of Gwynn?
Seventh, “rbis” is incorrect. Does that mean “runs batted ins”?
Eighth, RBI are meaningless anyway.
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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 16, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
Ninth, Benito Santiago left as a free agent.
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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 16, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Although...
EL HEAVY is a pretty sweet call-sign/tale-tale hero name. Las leyendas de EL HEAVY (breaking the “del” convention for name emphasis).
Also caps.
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
¡El Heavy es numero uno!
Why ask a failed romance to come watch your successful one? You know, that's like inviting the Seattle Mariners to a World Series game. It's just weird for everyone.
by Friar Fever on Mar 16, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Probably a Cubs Fan
"Who do you think wiil the replacement for Jerry Jr. Cabarra or Frederson"
by Natrone Means Business on Mar 16, 2011 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That makes me happy.
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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 16, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
impugning the gwynn
will not be tolerated
by iheartyourfart on Mar 16, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
jbox played baseball in sdabl
and grizzly adams did have a beard.
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Mar 16, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't Donaldo Mendez do it?
The same year that Matt Bush won the MVP?
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
1. No name calling, there are rules here.
2. Peavy waived a no trade clause, Brown was a free agent and Santiago was a free agent. So you don’t know what you’re talking about.
3. He was being paid 6 million a year because that’s the contract that he agreed on with the Padres.
4. I’ve played baseball.
5. There were not a “shitload” of players in his time hitting the same amount.
6. Adrian will not always be a Padre, he’s not even a Padre right now.
by jbox on Mar 16, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
No, no, it doesn't matter.
Only people who have played baseball are allowed to have opinions about it.
Wrap it up, guys! Let’s all go home!
by Zach (maestro876) on Mar 16, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wrap it up?
But we’re all nerds who will never get laid.
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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 16, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Never have truer words been spoken
Man, I really need to get out more
Why ask a failed romance to come watch your successful one? You know, that's like inviting the Seattle Mariners to a World Series game. It's just weird for everyone.
by Friar Fever on Mar 16, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Except for Wiggins
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on Mar 16, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, no excuses
TTG Has decreed it. We are all nerds. That includes you. Sorry, from today forward, you will never again get laid.
by isaic16 on Mar 17, 2011 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just for that, I'm gonna go out and get laid tomorrow.
PROVE YOU ALL WRONG.
I need new pants.
I believe that we will win.
Doesn't count if it was premeditated...or paid for
Why ask a failed romance to come watch your successful one? You know, that's like inviting the Seattle Mariners to a World Series game. It's just weird for everyone.
Always easy to tell when a red sox or yankees fan is posting on our site
Even if their profile says Padres fan. I think the dead give away was when El Heavy Pantalones criticized gwynn for not hitting homeruns. I know there’s no name calling, so …..yeah….i guess I have nothing else to add that wouldn’t get me banned.
As for Adrian. I don’t think ill miss how worthless he was once he got on base. And I don’t think ill miss the trade rumors.he was a great defensive player and a guy who could hit for power. And as for average….well….I grew up watching the Gwynn…so I guess I’m spoiled into thinking that anything under 300 career isn’t all that exciting.
I wont miss Adrian, at least not anymore than I think Dave Winfield should have been allowed to be the first person to go into Cooperstown as a Padre when we all know who that honor should have really gone to. Yeah….I see Adrian about a step below winfield on my list and rated him a 2.
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by cubbuster on Mar 17, 2011 12:30 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Thanks for the 1 comment you will ever leave here.
Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.
by Mad_Villain on Mar 16, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
good thing there are capital letters in this post
otherwise i’d have no idea how to read it.
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I'm sorry, but that cat looks like it's being birthed and blocking it's eyes from the light
Why ask a failed romance to come watch your successful one? You know, that's like inviting the Seattle Mariners to a World Series game. It's just weird for everyone.
*its
Why ask a failed romance to come watch your successful one? You know, that's like inviting the Seattle Mariners to a World Series game. It's just weird for everyone.
too soon for me...
the hurt is still just too great…
I am surprised how compact the voting is… everyone (more or less) has a justified position.
I voted 2
because he was about an 8 for a quarter of the time.
/math’d
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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 16, 2011 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Jeez I thought 5 was high
Solid 5 for being one of the best, if not the best, first basemen we’ve ever had. As soon as the Red Sox win a World Series with him, and he plays out another 10 years in Boston, he will be a footnote and probably not warrant a 2.
Never won a batting title with the Padres. Tony Gwynn = 8 batting titles
3 time All Star with the Padres. Tony Gwynn = 16 All Star Game appearances
2 Gold Gloves. Tony Gwynn = 4 GGs
1 time as a top 10 MVP vote getter. Tony Gwynn = 7 times in as a top 10 MVP vote getter
0 Silver Sluggers. Tony Gwynn = 7 SS
But hey, at least Adrian led the league in BBs one year and GIDP another year. There’s that.
by Dex on Mar 16, 2011 11:44 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Recency effect.
Plus there are people who are still bitter about the trade.
by Zach (maestro876) on Mar 16, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Bitterness
That doesn’t get any better when you put a guy on a pedestal and pretend he was something that he never really was. Was he the best player on the Padres for 5 years? Yes.
Should Padres fans be butt hurt about him getting traded? Yes… For like a day or two (max) several months ago.
Funny thing is
he wasn’t even the most valuable position player on the Padres for five years. In 2006, it was Mike Cameron. In 2008, it was Brian Giles. Only 2007, 2009, and 2010 was it Adrian.
And you’re right, the bitterness won’t go away. But people still revel in it.
by Zach (maestro876) on Mar 16, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
And he stole a lot of bases. Turn those walks into doubles.....
…double plays.
Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.
by Mad_Villain on Mar 16, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
God I love The Gwynn
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by Jordan_Ming on Mar 16, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You must have played baseball
if you know all of that.
by jbox on Mar 16, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I went 6.
But I’m basically on the same page as you.
by Darklighter on Mar 16, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
The bar graph looks like a baseball bat.
"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox
since i played baseball in little league i am qualified to make this post
i voted 8 because he was an awesome offensive and defensive baseball player in a town that hasn’t had quite as many of those as some other towns.
i have no bitterness about the trade. i knew it was coming. i am happy with what we got in return. i think we are a better baseball team now than we were last year.
also, CAPS mean I can randomly EMPHASIZE stuff.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
One above Ozzie Smith...wherever he ranks
The one above is only because he’s from San Diego. In the end, Adrian will win a couple world series as a Red Sox and love every second he is in Boston. While he’s a hometown guy he’ll be remembered more as a Red Sox then a Padre.
I’m wishing him all the best.
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on Mar 16, 2011 12:56 PM PDT reply actions
I could see Gonzalez being the next version John Kruk
Great player traded to a team where he went on to do bigger things. How do you guys feel about John Kruk?
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
Kruk is an ass
Quoted as saying something along the lines of “I never really felt like I was playing Major League Baseball until I got to Philly” he talked sh*t on the Padres for years afterword.
"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox
Yeah, same here. I'll withhold judging Adrian for the time being, and just wait to see what he says about the Padres.
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
I have no issues with Gonzo, or the fact that he was traded.
That being said, if he starts going all Jake Peavy and trashing his ex teammates, I will change my opinion,.
I think Gonzo is probably the best first basemen that will ever play for the Padres.
It was really a joy to watch him play the game. I loved the gutsy throws, the nearly infallible glove, and one of the sweetest left handed swings in all of baseball. He was a virtual iron man and went about his job professionally. I never remember him being a mal content (and digging up an odd comment won’t convince me otherwise). He was a team player with a strong work ethic and I wish him nothing but the best.
If we had even a 70 million dollar payroll I would’ve had no problem paying him 20 million to keep him. But we don’t, so that’s the only reason I’m okay with the trade. Sure would’ve been nice to see Maybin, Bartlett, Hudson AND Gonzo…but C’est la vie. I gave him an 8. The only reason he won’t go down as the greatest Padre ever is because we couldn’t afford him.
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Gonzalez was a good player for mostly bad teams
Originally I thought he was endearing, even as the least “face of the franchise” face of the franchise (if that makes sense).
But what was up with him being all Peavy (an acronym for douchey) after he got traded? Like we all knew it was a financial decision, but he got all hateriffic against his hometown team and that kinda irritated me. Or maybe I’m just imagining things.
I think you're thinking of how he ended the season with the Padres
Saying that he’d “love to play in Chicago” during the Cubs series and then falling flat on his face during that same series. Gonzilla is and will always be a “zero charisma” kind of guy. He is an excellent player and seems like a good person based on his charity work, but he just doesn’t have an ounce of personal magnetism. He’s there, he’ll hit the ball, and he’ll hit the ball far. Just don’t expect him to make you laugh when you’re feeling blue.
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
I think this is why my vote was so low
I know he was one of the better players on the team, but I just never got why everyone loved him so much. I guess I’m swayed more by cult of personality than I realized.
A good personality really helps
Maybe if he wasn’t considered “the face of the franchise,” we would have expected different. It just kind of stung that our “Hometown Hero” didn’t really act all that heroic.
I haven’t voted yet, more out of petulance than anything else. I’d like to see how he talks about San Diego as time goes forward before I solidify my feelings about Gonzilla. I still really liked Peavy even after the trade. I learned to stop liking him after he kept running his mouth to the media about how he felt “sorry” for the other guys left on the Padres team. That was a shitheel move.
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
I gave him a 7
Because he’s been one of the few constants the Padres have had these past several years and he was active in the community. No matter what interchangeable parts were brought in (see Vinny Castilla, Tad Iguchi, etc), you always knew AGon was going to hold down the middle of the order for us. I hold no animosty toward him for seeking his payday, I would have done the same. Tony Gwynn is the exceptional case of team loyalty, not sure if any future Padre will ever reach that, but Gonzo deserves credit for what he did during his time here. On second thought, forget everything I just said, I never played professional baseball.
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by Natrone Means Business on Mar 16, 2011 4:14 PM PDT reply actions
4
And boy is this vote in conclusive.
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Mar 16, 2011 4:24 PM PDT reply actions
Dammit
inconclusive
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. -- Vince Lombardi
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Mar 16, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Tony was drafted a Padre
and remained one
Adrian was neither..then again, burning Texas on the trade to get him kind of balances out the drafted part.
Solid 5
I drink therefore I am.
W. C. Fields
Clearly the majority of people who voted don't remember who Tony Gwynn is.
I need new pants.
I believe that we will win.
by jodes0405 on Mar 17, 2011 2:28 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
for each one of these votes
We need a historical run down of how the prior votes shook out.
Clearly AG is not TG, and he is not a Hoffman, but he is definately Santiago++. Depending on your view of Garvey he could be well above or even with him. AG feels a little Winfieldy to me, and his vote distribution is pretty close (if not slightly higher)
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Mar 17, 2011 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I want to know who the 6 people who voted Tony the Gwynn are...
… so I can beat them with a silver bat.
by Darklighter on Mar 17, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Mar 17, 2011 11:27 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
"..the one-time Padre who cared...
more about his personal ambitions than his hometown team?"
Huh? The team made it clear they couldn’t pay him market value. Was he supposed to stay at a hometown discount of 75%?
Some people take that discount. It's rare, but it happens.
Now that average player salaries have started growing faster than some payrolls, it’s even rarer.
I mean, if you look at the Padres payroll and the average player salary, the Pads could afford to field 10 averagely paid players. I doubt Gonzilla wanted to play for about 1/7 of what he could make on the open market given his emphasis of market value and market integrity. I will wait with bated breath to see if he adheres to such economic principles in the near future…
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
We're not talking about a 15% discount.
The system sucks in MLB. It sucks that teams like SD, KC and TB can only keep stars long enough to ship them off for more future stars that they will end up shipping off. It’s an endless cycle of half the teams being farm teams for the other half. And it’s not necessarily the huge A-Rod-esque contracts that have ruined the system. It’s the huge contracts for mediocre players that hurts the system more. The Yankees’ backup players make more on average then the Padres’ starters. THAT is messed up.
But we're comparing him against Tony Gwynn
who did take the discount to stay in SD. That’s the whole point of this vote.
by jbox on Mar 17, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Gwynn's salary
all through the late ‘90s was consistently in the $4.5 million range (ref: baseball-reference.com). There were exactly zero players earning four times that amount then and one earning three (the juicer Gary Sheffield). Gwynn’s hometown discount was probably about $1 million per year over a several-year period, NOT $15+ million per year over a 5+ year period. There really is no comparison here.
This is asinine and full of holes.
When Gonzalez signed that contract there’s nobody who would have thought of paying him even twice as much annually. Your argument holds no water.
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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 18, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
When comparing hometown discounts...
between Gwynn and Gonzalez, yes it does. People are criticizing Adrian for selling out and taking the money while comparing him to Gwynn who did take less to stay. However, Gwynn took a LITTLE less to stay, while Adrian would have taken a LOT less to stay. Yes, when Adrian signed the LAST contract, you are correct ThinGwynn, but the coming contract will be huge.
I just want to rec everything you say.
Like I said, I think a lot of these people don’t remember who Tony Gwynn is or don’t understand how they’re supposed to vote. We are comparing Adrian to TONY F_CKING GWYNN for WG’s sake. MR. PADRE. The most beloved player in San Diego Padres history. Do that many people really think Adrian belongs that high up the scale? Decades from now, is Adrian really going to be regarded that highly? I refuse to believe that anyone who voted a 7, 8, 9, or Tony Gwynn is an actual Padres fan. And that’s me being generous.
I need new pants.
I believe that we will win.
by jodes0405 on Mar 17, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Sour Grapes?
We hear people being accused of sour grapes when they like a player while he is with us, but when the player leaves for more money and/or better opportunities, they run him down.That’s exactly what the writer of this column is doing! Not very professional writing dude. If Adrian was the ONLY player to ever go where the big money is, even though he might prefer to stay in his hometown and play, then you’d have cause to criticize him. I’ll bet you would jump at a chance to go somewhere else to write your accusations about other players if you were offered more money, wouldn’t you? Hopefully you are not earning any money from writing such junk as you just wrote about Adrian.
The mature and fair fans will always be happy he was once a Padre player, and we are not surprised that at the peak of his career he would move to another team to earn a lot more in his earning years. Too bad you can’t seem to grasp that concept. A person in any career almost always moves on up when the chance is there, even though it means leaving a place he likes so much. I’ll miss Adrian, and so many others will too, but we won’t be running him down for leaving. By the way, your comment about his running to first base shows your lack of ability in ever being qualified for promotion to the “big league” of sports writers.
I'm sure jbox would love to get big bucks elsewhere
But I don’t see him writing “You know where this blog post would be good at?…ESPN. You know, Gaslamp Ball is a great place to be around, but ESPN would be a great place to write. I could have a section and everything. I’m sure ESPN would sent good writers here in exchange for my services” then tell everyone that Dex just didn’t give him the right numbers even though Dex begged, pleaded, and probably cried for jbox to stay. Maybe even offered a puppy and a pack of smokes. Then jbox tells us all he’s been writing with a torn shoulder. Fighting hard everyday for us, his fans. Dex will have to send him packing for a few prospects, at least one cute one for Jordan_Ming, maybe two. Then, jbox spends his time still here at GLB, working out his writing in OTs before his ESPN season starts. Day after day, jbox is around working on his comma work and making sure to perfect his transitional sentences. He’ll use our threads while wearing new threads and remind us that he’ll still have his charities here. Some GLBers will be mad that he’s still torturing us in some way or another while ESPN commenters will show up and tell us that we just need to get over it and to “Stay Classy”. Then, after a good amount of time later, Dex will hold a poll and see just how important jbox really was. Suddenly, commenters will come out of the woodwork and shun Dex for even suggesting that such a vote should be cast. That it is unheard of to rate jbox. They’ll name “a shitload” of writers that make way more money while others will challenge Dex’s credentials and qualifications towards being a respected sports writer.
But seriously, it’s not like something like this has ever happened, right?
Why ask a failed romance to come watch your successful one? You know, that's like inviting the Seattle Mariners to a World Series game. It's just weird for everyone.
by Friar Fever on Mar 20, 2011 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You seem to miss the point of this post
I’m comparing Adrian to Tony Gwynn. I’m not comparing him to me. Too bad you can’t grasp that concept.
Why don’t you tell me why you think Adrian is better than Tony Gwynn, rather than making grand assumptions that I have any kind of aspirations to be a “big league” sports writer.
By the way your comment would not cut the mustard on a “big league” website. I hope you don’t have aspirations of commenting there.
by jbox on Mar 21, 2011 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Everyone's on our nuts about being mad that Adrian left for more money.
But it’s not the fact that he left. It’s the WAY he left. The whole time he was here, he talked about how much he loved playing for his hometown team. But last season I felt like whenever there were trade rumors involving him, he’d kiss the ass of that team. Like when he said he’d love to play in Chicago. And then after getting traded to Boston all of a sudden they’re his favorite AL team.
Also, when he left he acted like he had no choice. He said that the Padres never made him an offer, but really our offers just weren’t high enough for him. It’s fine to leave because you’re being offered a lot more money elsewhere, but just say that that’s why you are leaving. The way I felt was that he was trying to justify his leaving for the fans’ sakes by saying that he didn’t have a choice. But he DID have a choice – to accept a much lower offer by the Padres or go to Boston where he’d be rolling in the cash. Again, just say that that’s why you left. Don’t try to make it out like there was more to it than that and that it was so difficult for you.
I need new pants.
I believe that we will win.
The best part is that he's still making Padre money
Until they sign him to an extension, he’s just the Cheapy McCheaperson they’ve got playing at 1B.
Why ask a failed romance to come watch your successful one? You know, that's like inviting the Seattle Mariners to a World Series game. It's just weird for everyone.
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