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Eric Byrnes May Retire

By Tim Dierkes | May 6, 2010 at 9:15am CDT

Eric Byrnes may retire, reports MLB.com's Steve Gilbert.  Said Byrnes three days after being released by the Mariners:

"I think this is the end.  You never say never, but I think this is it. Parts of 11 seasons, man — I gave everything I had to the game. I can look myself in the mirror and know that I gave it my all. I'm proud of that."

Known for his all-out approach, Byrnes would finish with a .258/.320/.439 line across eleven seasons for the Athletics, Rockies, Orioles, Diamondbacks, and Mariners.  His best years were 2004 and '07, the latter season prompting the Diamondbacks to give him a three-year, $30MM extension that runs through this year.

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  1. Guest

    12 years ago

    What a “bird”.

    Reply
  2. Triteon

    12 years ago

    He’ll be great in the booth or as a Gruden-like analyst.

    Reply
  3. lug

    12 years ago

    Take your money and run, he will enjoy spending it I know I would.

    Reply
  4. Infield Fly

    12 years ago

    All those phony circus catches gone to waste, Eric. It’s a pity that Ringling Bros. doesn’t have a baseball league for ya….

    Reply
  5. aap212

    12 years ago

    I hope he keeps playing for a while. Not that any team would be smart to employ him, but his reckless enthusiasm is more tolerable on the field than in front of a microphone.

    Reply
  6. satchelprice

    12 years ago

    I think that people should remember that Byrnes was actually pretty damn good for a while there.

    He was a plus defensive outfielder that flashed good power (.181 career ISO) and speed (50 steals in 2007, 25 in 2006). During his prime he had three seasons of 3+ fWAR where he put everything together. He could’ve stood to get on base more and improve his plate discipline, but for a good amount of time he was an awfully useful player.

    Reply
  7. jaimetown

    12 years ago

    riding his bicycle off into the sunset i see.

    Reply
  8. P W

    12 years ago

    I read on yahoo today that Byrnes is playing softball in some small league…lol but hes getting paid like a major league baseball player.

    Reply
  9. mjr17

    12 years ago

    I will remember Eric Byrnes for unnecessary diving/flipping(when throwing). He tried to hard to show everyone he was giving it all he got.

    Reply
    • jm27

      12 years ago

      It’s a shame if this is true, I thought he had several more years ahead of him someone has to have some use out of his defense / speed if hes still not hitting after one last chance in the bigs…

      Reply
  10. Jake Lunemann

    12 years ago

    I hope he keeps playing somewhere just so he doesn’t have time for that horrible tv show that Fox Sports gave him. I know it was canceled but someone will pick him up to be an analyst even though he has proven over and over to be a horrible person to listen to.

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