Email a copy of 'Bobby Abreu Announces Retirement' to a friend
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Email a copy of 'Bobby Abreu Announces Retirement' to a friend
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DarthMurph
Quick Gatorade, film him walking to Citi Field! Give everyone in baseball a chance to say goodbye.
Mikenmn
A little healthy sarcasm from a Red Sox fan……..
DarthMurph
I don’t have anything to look forward to in October, I might as well take whatever pawn shots I can before I’m out of material.
Mikenmn
Me neither. I’d take a shot at Papi just for balance’s sake, but, eh, when you are 82-77 with a $200M payroll, discretion is well advised.
LazerTown
Very underrated player. He may not have been ever the best in the league, and he may have been awful in the field, but he managed to stay exremely healthy for years, and his bat was nice. Wish Yankees still had someone that could get on base like that.
Flash Gordon
In today’s environment you can’t ask for much more than an Ellsbury and Gardner at the top of the order. Hardly any of the kids are posting 400 or even 375 OBP’s anymore.
DAKINS
This is the difference between the Yankees and Mets. The same city, but one does retirement the right way, the other puts on a year long festival.
DarthMurph
I may have poked fun of the Jeter festival in my own post, but I must object to this one.
Abreu signed a minor league deal, was called up in the middle of the season, then DFA’d, only to be called back up later in the year. The lack of festivities or honoring of Abreu is not reflective of the character of the Mets, but of the irrelevance of said retirement.
Scott Berlin
Also it would be different is Abreu played his whole career with the Mets or even won a ring with them.
Travis Ling
The difference is Bobby Abreu and Derek Jeter…….. Bobby was good but the man signed a minor league deal…….
Derpy
Now he will begin a very long and successful career as a hitting coach, and maybe one day a manager.
Real_American78
acquired by the Phillies from the Devil Rays (who took Abreu in the expansion draft from the Astros) for Kevin Stocker in one of the most lopsided trades in MLB history.
Jeffy25
I’m positive that was a pre-planned trade before the draft.
Much like josh Hamilton being a cubbie
douglasb
Abreu played juuuuust long enough to squeak that BB-Ref WAR under 60.
Tko11
Just 12 less than Jeter lol
MB923
“Just” 12? That’s a pretty big difference
Tko11
I mean if you look at abreus stats, if he was a lil better towards the end of his career he would have gotten there easily.
LordD99 2
Even if he did get to 70 he still wouldn’t be elected. I’m a fan or WAR, but it’s flawed, and players are not elected to the Hall based on WAR.
KJ4realz
Every time I think/hear if Bobby Abreu, I just get sad at the thought of how much better the line-up would have been with him leading off.
He would have been the perfect lead off guy.
Always liked Abreu.
Jeffy25
Phillies fans didn’t know what they had when they had him.
Great career
Flash Gordon
I was hoping this day would never come.