My, wasn't I surprised to go over to Yahoo! Sports this morning to find that columnist Tim Brown had wasted an entire article on how much Ricky Ledee would like to sign with a team. Not only was this story on Yahoo!, it was also the main story on the the Yahoo! Sports page. Brown tries to make us all feel sorry for Ledee by telling us that he has been hanging out in public batting cages the last few months. We also find some sad and peculiar quotes in this story:"I want to play," he says, "but nobody wants me." That's a quote by the poor Ledee who's life appears to to be in shambles without baseball. Perhaps if you hit better than .094 for the Mets last season, we wouldn't be having this discussion, Ricky.
Later Tim Brown gives us some bold statements like:
Steve Finley believes he can play another season or three. I'm glad that Steve did not specifically say he could play in the majors for three seasons. Also, it appears that Finley can play one season or three, but just two seasons? Now that's just crazy talk.
It would be interesting to see Darin Erstad and his perpetual, interchangeable Gold Gloves in the National League. It would also be interesting to see Erstad bring his .221 batting average and decrepit body to the National League.
For God's sake, some one sign these guys before they all go homeless.
For further reading: Last shot for Ledee?- Yahoo! Sports
