Talk about a marriage that was doomed
from the start.
The New York Mets have announced that they
are parting ways with outfielder Jason Bay after three years of marriage. It’s
not a surprising announcement given that Bay never turned into the player the
Mets were paying him to be. And of late the Mets have been perfectly willing to
eat contracts just to get a declining or problematic player off their roster.
It was never clear that Bay really
wanted to play in Queens. He waited three weeks before accepting the Mets’
contract offer back in 2009. At his introductory press conference, Bay insisted
that he really did want to play for the Mets. But I always had the impression
that Bay only signed with the Mets because he could not get a better offer
from the Boston Red Sox, even though he was a New York Yankees killer in his
time with the Saux. I was perfectly happy to see him land in Queens, preferring
the Yankees only face him six times a year instead of 19.
It’s really sad that the marriage
between the Mets and Jason Bay didn’t work out. But the upside of a divorce is
that both parties can make a fresh start. Hopefully, Bay will find his old self
in a different uniform and the Mets can open up his spot to someone who can
make a difference in that lineup.
Thanks to slgckgc via Wikipedia for the Jason Bay photo.
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