| | ...and I'm fucking sick of hearing about how "classy" he is.
Bernie Williams was a good player for a long time. He has also been a whiny bitch for a long time.
Take it from someone who has watched lots and lots of AL East baseball for the past, oh, 20 years- 16 of which have seen Bernie patrolling CF (and by the way, in only 5 of those seasons has he been significantly above average defensively- which equals the 5 seasons he's been below average to atrocious); there isn't a whinier player out there than Bernie Williams. Every time a strike was called on him, he'd roll his eyes. Every time he was struck out looking, he'd stop just shy of arguing about it. If there was a statistic kept for "most times started to trot to 1B as if walked, only to have to come back because the umpire called a strike" his only significant competition would be Derek Jeter. The guy has bitched and moaned and wheedled and eye-rolled his way into some sort of warm and fuzzy love-fest from the entire nation, now that he seems to be retired.
Well, wait a minute- his retirement isn't necessarily forced upon him, right? The Yankees DID offer him a non-guaranteed deal, which is understandable considering the number of outfielder and DH sorts the Yankees already have in camp. And now comes the news that Bernie won't take the offer and compete because he's "insulted" that they didn't just offer him a guaranteed major-league contract. Guess what, Bernie? You're 38, you cover about as much ground in the OF as a drunken midget on stilts, and all you can really do anymore is hit lefties. You're a year older than DiMaggio and Mantle were when they retired- and, note, both of them did so gracefully and willingly. So, in other words...Bernie is going out just like he played; bitching and moaning and whining and generally being a baby.
Well, the LBAM, at least, isn't buying into the "farewell Bernie" love fest that the rest of the baseball viewing world seems to be doing. Fuck you, Bernie Williams. You were always a big whining baby at the plate- and, by the way, you don't get to pitch a fit at getting brushed back when you hang your elbow and shoulder over the damn plate- and I'm glad to see your career end ignominiously, in a fit of whining. Plenty of guys your age, with resumes comparable to yours, take minor-league deals and play their way onto a roster in the spring. If you still thing you're good enough, stop bitching and go play. If you ARE good enough, you'll make the team. But, let's be honest; you won't make the team, because you aren't good enough anymore, and you know it. So instead, you'll bitch through the media that you're insulted.
This should go without saying, but...for those of you who think Bernie is a Hall of Famer, wake up. He isn't even close. Most of you who do probably also think Don Mattingly is, which automatically disqualifies you from having an informed conversation about it, so just shut up.
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| | Posted 2/18/2007 10:23 PM - 37 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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