In today's LA Times, there is an article on Francisco Rodriguez titled "Baseball isn't as much fun anymore for ex-Angel Franscisco Rodriguez".
In it, K-Rod laments that baseball is just not as fun as it was when he played as a kid in Venezuela.
Says K-Rod: "Now you're not playing for fun, you're playing for your career. Pretty much you're an employee. Sometimes you don't want to see it that way. But that's pretty much the reality. The day you don't get the job done, the day you get hurt, the day you basically don't do what they ask you to do, they're going to throw you away and they're going to get somebody else to do your job. That's how it is."
Look, nothing that he says here is untrue but it is kind of bad form for a guy with a generous 3 year guaranteed contract to be complaining. I guess he is just going to have to "soldier on" with this job of his.
By the way, in the above card, I assume K-Rod was not wearing lipstick that day so if Topps altered this photo to make K-Rod look like a transgendered person or something, well then in that case, he does have something to complain about.
My .02.
2 comments:
If Mr. Rodriguez is wants to play baseball only for fun, I'm sure that there are many leagues/teams around the country that could accommodate him.
If he wants to work in the mills and then play in the evenings for fun, good for him.
Welcome to America, Mr. Rodriguez. When someone hires you, they expect you to work. If you can have fun while you work, great. If not, do what you are supposed to do and find fun somewhere else.
Hmmm... My bet is that most Major League Baseball clubs are hopping on that "Go Green" bandwagon as it rumbles down the street, powered by real horses. They won't "throw you away" but will find a way to recycle you, either in a different organization or perhaps as one of their coaches or front office people.
But with that attitude, I doubt it.
Cannot disagree with any of that.
I was particularly struck by the "throwing away" complaint by someone that has a guaranteed contract; which really prompted the post.
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