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Originally Posted by Flying Ace
sometimes you can call injuries bad luck. But for an overweight dude, a knee injury while fielding the ball is completely on him.
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Perfect assessment.
Unfortunately, he would never see it that way. He just pisses on the very people who are trying to help him. He arguably could have been one of the best 3rd basemen in the game today, but he squandered that amazing gift. Another amazing gift that he squandered is the love from his first major league team (SF) and its adorning fans. I've been following baseball a lot of years and I can think of only a handful of players that achieved the love and admiration he achieved at SF. His actions on his way out the door and his comments afterward were pretty disgusting from a fan point of view.
As a fan of baseball, I'll still hope he gets the help he need and gets the chance to perform again. He is special to watch at the plate and at 3rd. I just don't have high hopes that he will be back in a competitive way. Hope I'm wrong.