Advice for Pedro
So long Pedro. Thanks for the World Championship and good luck in your future endeavors with the Mets. And I really mean good luck; you’ve got a rough road ahead of you pitching for that team.
Here’s a little advice from a guy who watched your antics for 7 years.
Get to spring training on time. I know you like to celebrate your dad’s birthday with him, but come on, he’s a grown man, I’m sure he understands that you have a job to do that pays you millions of dollars and is supposed to have you away from home during his birthday. Celebrate it a couple of days early and get your butt where it belongs.
Stick around until the game is over. You don’t need to make your manager look stupid by having him try to cover for you by saying it’s his fault, because he wasn’t clear with you about the fact that you are not supposed to leave work early.
Show up to all the games on time. Just because it’s not your day to pitch doesn’t mean you should show up to the ballpark halfway through the game. I don’t ever hear about any of your fellow pitchers coming late to the park for no apparent reason.
Show up to all of the games. If you don’t make the All-Star team, or do but don’t go for some reason, stay with the team until the break. Or, when you realize how much your team sucks and get tired of losing, stick around until the last day of the season. Don’t put your manager in a position where, if he says no to you it’s going to piss you off. And don’t put your teammates in a position where they have to tell the media that they’re not bothered by it when everyone knows they are.
MAKE the All-Star team. You say you’re still one of the top pitchers in the game and God knows they’re paying you like one. Now you need to go out and pitch like one.
You’re playing on a team. It’s not about you. So don’t put your manager in a situation where you want to go out and pitch needlessly and he feels he needs to oblige you.
The Yankees are not your daddy. You already have a daddy remember, he’s the guy who makes you late for spring training every year. You don’t need another one. You may not be pitching for us anymore, but we still want you to beat the Yankees during your Inter-league rivalry matchups.
Talk to the media. It can’t possibly get you into any more trouble than it did here, and we are still going to want to hear what you have to say. Oh yeah, and they will too.
Get used to losing. Omar Minaya really doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing (proof is right here in signing you to a four year deal for all that money). The team was terrible last year and even with you there now, they still will be no more than a 500 team at best. They also are not going to have much money left to improve it after giving it all to you.
And finally, don’t come complaining to us once you realize how good you had it here and what you gave up just so you could get the respect (money) you think you deserve.
Here’s a little advice from a guy who watched your antics for 7 years.
Get to spring training on time. I know you like to celebrate your dad’s birthday with him, but come on, he’s a grown man, I’m sure he understands that you have a job to do that pays you millions of dollars and is supposed to have you away from home during his birthday. Celebrate it a couple of days early and get your butt where it belongs.
Stick around until the game is over. You don’t need to make your manager look stupid by having him try to cover for you by saying it’s his fault, because he wasn’t clear with you about the fact that you are not supposed to leave work early.
Show up to all the games on time. Just because it’s not your day to pitch doesn’t mean you should show up to the ballpark halfway through the game. I don’t ever hear about any of your fellow pitchers coming late to the park for no apparent reason.
Show up to all of the games. If you don’t make the All-Star team, or do but don’t go for some reason, stay with the team until the break. Or, when you realize how much your team sucks and get tired of losing, stick around until the last day of the season. Don’t put your manager in a position where, if he says no to you it’s going to piss you off. And don’t put your teammates in a position where they have to tell the media that they’re not bothered by it when everyone knows they are.
MAKE the All-Star team. You say you’re still one of the top pitchers in the game and God knows they’re paying you like one. Now you need to go out and pitch like one.
You’re playing on a team. It’s not about you. So don’t put your manager in a situation where you want to go out and pitch needlessly and he feels he needs to oblige you.
The Yankees are not your daddy. You already have a daddy remember, he’s the guy who makes you late for spring training every year. You don’t need another one. You may not be pitching for us anymore, but we still want you to beat the Yankees during your Inter-league rivalry matchups.
Talk to the media. It can’t possibly get you into any more trouble than it did here, and we are still going to want to hear what you have to say. Oh yeah, and they will too.
Get used to losing. Omar Minaya really doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing (proof is right here in signing you to a four year deal for all that money). The team was terrible last year and even with you there now, they still will be no more than a 500 team at best. They also are not going to have much money left to improve it after giving it all to you.
And finally, don’t come complaining to us once you realize how good you had it here and what you gave up just so you could get the respect (money) you think you deserve.
posted by Bob at 12/13/2004 09:12:00 PM
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