12/22/24
January 25, 2004
"I'm through, man.": Mo Vaughn is done playing baseball. After putting up Hall of Fame numbers during his tenure in Boston, he put up mediocre numbers in Anaheim and with the Mets after suffering an ankle injury, a torn bicep and career ending knee problems (31 bone spurs, lack of cartilage). "My career is over... I have an injury no doctor can fix, but I have no regrets."
On Red Sox fans: "You treated me like I never left and I'm still playing here," he said. "I really appreciate it. Playing here in Boston was the best time of my career, the best time of my life. We had a tremendous run here. I wish I could have stayed here."
Mo will likely stay local to the Boston area, and dedicate more of his time to his Hit Dog Center and eventually may try to get more involved with the Brockton Rox. "[W]hatever I do in the future, I'll do with the same intensity I had as a player."
posted by jerseygirl to baseball at 09:24 AM - 4 comments
I think I speak for all Sox fans when I say: Wish it worked out differently Mo. And I'm sorry about the old Sox regime trying to give your parents a disease. If there was a wing of the Hall of Fame for performance on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, you'd be in it.
posted by yerfatma at 12:54 PM on January 25, 2004
"Dumb, stupid Boston fans. They stupid."
posted by yerfatma at 12:54 PM on January 25, 2004
I think I speak for all Sox fans when I say: Not this sox fan. Too bad for bad choices. Just live with them
posted by justgary at 08:37 PM on January 25, 2004
i think i speak for all met fans when i say: don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. i wanted mo to do well, but he was never going to be a part of any met team that was going to win. of course the double whammy here is that he takes up a roster spot for last year and this year while he collects big fat checks so the mets insurance will cover some of that. unfortunatly, such is life as a met fan out at shea these days.