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Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

G-Fafif Jan 04 2023 02:26 PM

Steve Cishek has retired. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/steve-cishek-to-retire.html

MFS62 Jan 31 2023 07:43 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

NJ.com reports that Darren O'Day has announced his retirement. https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/01/ex-yankees-mets-reliever-announces-retirement.html Later

G-Fafif Jan 31 2023 09:28 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

O'Day's departure, combined with nobody (as yet) taking a flier on Joe Smith and the presumed withdrawal from North of the Border competition by Oliver Perez (he did pitch in the Mexican winter league), indicates no Met from the 2000s (2000-2009) remains active — and that your Longest Ago Met Still Active to start 2023 will be Justin Turner. Behind Pie Man stand, at least in terms of those with confirmed Spring Training dates, Collin McHugh and Jeurys Familia, with Matt Harvey in the free agency gray area after not having pitched in the majors in 2022. Matt threw 70 minor league innings last year when not suspended.

G-Fafif Jan 31 2023 09:39 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Dexter Fowler, who struck out to send the Mets to the 2015 World Series, bids adieu. [tweet]https://twitter.com/dexterfowler/status/1620436784999206912[/tweet]

G-Fafif Jan 31 2023 10:31 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Two relievers recently hung 'em up for good: David Phelps, who launched countless [I]Mission: Impossible puns, and Adam Warren, whose friend's father was briefly a physical rehab center roommate of my father's as my father recovered from brain surgery in 2015. I learned this through small talk with said roommate and wife while waiting for my father to return from a PT session. My father wasn't too happy with this roommate because the guy needed some machine that made steady noise that disturbed my father no end. Fortunately, a change of accommodations was arranged. For the rest of Warren's career, I had to remind myself I didn't actually know him but kind of felt I did.

G-Fafif Feb 18 2023 11:54 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

In case you were waiting on the return of René Rivera, René wants to bring you down easy. [tweet]https://twitter.com/renerivera13/status/1626608431862882311[/tweet]

Chad ochoseis Feb 18 2023 03:49 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Wouldn't it have been easier to list the teams he didn't play for?

Chad ochoseis Feb 20 2023 06:31 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

2B Jason Kipnis, who was to saxophones at Progressive Field what Edwin Diaz is to trumpets at Citi. https://fox8.com/sports/thank-you-baseball-jason-kipnis-announces-retirement/

G-Fafif Mar 07 2023 01:31 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

2015 World Series villain Lorenzo Cain, who does not deserve his own thread, has announced he belongs in this one.

MFS62 Mar 07 2023 01:55 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

These guys are gone, but not forgotten. Their careers hang on for one more year on somebody's Strat-O-Matic card. Later

G-Fafif Mar 14 2023 09:10 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Jordan Yamamoto has decided if he can't be a Met, he doesn't want to be a baseball player. [tweet]https://twitter.com/jyamaz50/status/1635353604898033664[/tweet]

G-Fafif Mar 16 2023 06:25 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Sergio Romo, going out in style. And now, six years after throwing his last pitch as a Giant and embarking on a free-agent odyssey that took him to the Dodgers and Rays and Marlins and Twins and A's and Mariners and Blue Jays and Monclova in the Mexican League, Romo is ready to call it a career. He's ready to come home. But first, he's getting ready to pitch again. The Giants and Romo have agreed to a minor-league contract that will include an invitation to major-league camp. He's scheduled to travel to Arizona on Friday, and pending a physical, he will arrive at Scottsdale Stadium to find a locker with a Giants uniform. He won't be dressing with the coaches and special assistants. He'll be folded into the clubhouse among his new teammates. If all goes to plan, the Giants will work with Romo to build up his conditioning and arm strength to appear in an exhibition game or two, including the March 27 Bay Bridge exhibition finale against the A's in San Francisco. The 40-year-old right-hander would jog to the mound to the frenetic Banda beat of “El Mechón” one more time, break off a few of his sweeping sliders and bring closure to one of the most remarkable careers in Giants history. https://theathletic.com/4315269/2023/03/16/san-francisco-giants-sergio-romo-signing/

Frayed Knot Mar 16 2023 09:19 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

That's pretty cool. It's an exhibition game but one in front of the hometown fans where he gets to compete one last time. Certainly beats the totally ceremonial and utterly meaningless 'one day contract so you can retire as ...' nonsense that the NFL seems to have invented and MLB occasionally copies.

G-Fafif Mar 18 2023 10:36 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

[tweet]https://twitter.com/mlbonfox/status/1637308300063817728[/tweet]

Edgy MD Mar 19 2023 08:21 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

That's a pretty dramatic graphic. It looks like he's announcing a title fight against Tyson Fury or a run at Rob Portman's Senate seat.

G-Fafif Mar 23 2023 10:20 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Jed Lowrie in more threads than games. [tweet] https://twitter.com/susanslusser/status/1638918525648793600[/tweet]

Fman99 Mar 23 2023 12:06 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Jed Lowrie in more threads than games. [tweet] https://twitter.com/susanslusser/status/1638918525648793600[/tweet] No one who ever experienced the Mets' version of Jed Lowrie would presume he'd be successful at anything besides stealing someone's money.

G-Fafif May 16 2023 06:15 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Anibal Sanchez, who pitched forever, won't anymore.

MFS62 May 18 2023 08:54 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Not sure which thread to put this in, but Ed Hearn received a kidney transplant. [TWEET]https://twitter.com/Jay_HorwitzPR/status/1658966318375108611[/TWEET] Later

G-Fafif Sep 22 2023 10:55 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Adios, Sean Doolittle… [tweet]https://twitter.com/whatwoulddoodo/status/1705236218852548946[/tweet]

MFS62 Oct 13 2023 12:44 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements) Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Oct 13 2023 01:10 PM

SI rerunning the story that Joe Buck has announced he is retiring from broadcasting major league baseball. He got so many comments when he announced it, he had to explain it again. And SI printed them. https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/10/12/joe-buck-says-he-wont-call-baseball-for-espn That announcement has been met with unanimous applause on Facebook. The fact that he should have started in the first place is the subject for another discussion. Later

metirish Oct 13 2023 12:48 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Didn't he announce this a few years ago ?

MFS62 Oct 13 2023 01:08 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

=metirish post_id=139411 time=1697222928 user_id=72] Didn't he announce this a few years ago ?

He got so many comments when he announced it, he had to explain it again. And SI printed them.

Later

MFS62 Oct 13 2023 01:23 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

=metirish post_id=139411 time=1697222928 user_id=72] Didn't he announce this a few years ago ?

Yes. I edited my original post to clarify that.

Later

roger_that Oct 16 2023 01:20 PM May is now May Not

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1713991697942696381[/TWEET]

Edgy MD Oct 16 2023 07:36 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

May's had one of his best seasons, including turning into a regular closer for the first time. That (his retirement) is a surprising decision, but a season like the one they had in Oakland can be a kick in the head. He also decided to burn owner John Fisher somewhat fiercely on the way out the door. “Sell the team, dude. I tried to get a ‘Sell' shirt. It didn't get here fast enough. Sell it, man. Let someone who actually, like, takes pride in the things they own own something. There's actually people who give a shit about the game. Let them do it. Take mommy and daddy's money somewhere else, dork.” “If you're going to be a greedy fuck, own it. There's nothing weaker than being afraid of cameras. … Do what you're going to do, bro. Whatever, you're a billionaire, they exist, you guys have all this power — you shouldn't have any because you haven't earned any of it, but anyway, whatever.” “It is what it is. Reality is you got handed everything you have. And now, you're too soft to take any responsibility for anything you're doing.”

Frayed Knot Oct 16 2023 08:35 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Strongly worded memo to follow.

roger_that Oct 17 2023 05:35 AM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Frayed Knot wrote: Strongly worded memo to follow. No, broadcasting career to follow (according to Howie Rose). Here's the rant as a sample: [TWEET]https://twitter.com/i/status/1714069787720949888[/TWEET]

The Hot Corner Oct 19 2023 08:33 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Bravo. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fd1ymz67w5raq8g.cloudfront.net%2FPictures%2F1024x536%2F1%2F9%2F6%2F519196_gettyimages1270593514_590256.jpg&tbnid=rq5L7NULs4uCwM&vet=12ahUKEwjr6rGnyoOCAxX3HGIAHc1QDUIQMygDegQIARB4..i&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fedu.rsc.org%2Feveryday-chemistry%2Fwhat-state-of-matter-is-fire%2F4015393.article&docid=g06qW6oc3v5c9M&w=1024&h=536&q=fire&ved=2ahUKEwjr6rGnyoOCAxX3HGIAHc1QDUIQMygDegQIARB4>

metirish Oct 20 2023 01:16 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1715440339690115098[/TWEET]

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 20 2023 01:46 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

I have no memory of Lus Avilan as a Met /looks up/ spent all of 2019 as a Met /d'oh

metirish Oct 20 2023 01:51 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

He used to come out to Roxy Music Avalon

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 20 2023 02:33 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

That fact should be in the Memories of Luis Avilan thread but I can't remember if we had one

metirish Oct 20 2023 02:54 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

I was absolutely taking the piss , sorry, I have zero memory of the man

Edgy MD Oct 20 2023 03:34 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

He did, in fact, trigger entrance-music memories in his memories thread, but alas, it wasn't Roxy Music. Here's the game where he earned his bones. [FIMG=828]http://ultimatemets.com/scorecard_graph.php?game=9293&font=4[/FIMG]

Frayed Knot Oct 20 2023 04:45 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

=metirish post_id=139705 time=1697831501 user_id=72] He used to come out to Roxy Music Avalon

I, on the other hand, always mentally set his name to music via Jose Feliciano's Feliz Navidad.



Luis Avilan from the bottom of my heart

G-Fafif Oct 20 2023 06:05 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Avilán indeed had memorable (to me) walkup music. [youtube]k9IfHDi-2EA[/youtube]

G-Fafif Nov 02 2023 12:06 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Former Mets farmhand and no longer on-the-hook Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz has announced his retirement.

Marshmallowmilkshake Nov 02 2023 01:56 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

=G-Fafif post_id=140401 time=1698948382 user_id=55] Former Mets farmhand and no longer on-the-hook Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz has announced his retirement.

At age 43!



He has 464 homers, .274 average, and 1,325 RBI. Just shy of the Hall - and some other issues -- but a darn fine career.

MFS62 Nov 02 2023 03:33 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Former Mets farmhand and no longer on-the-hook Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz has announced his retirement. He was the guy I was trying to think about in the "They later became all-stars" thread. But since he never played for the Mets, he wouldn't have counted anyhow. Later

G-Fafif Nov 02 2023 09:25 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Ian Kennedy, long-ago hot stuff in MFY system, retires as this season's sixth-oldest American Leaguer. Was part of the blockbuster that shuffled Grandy and Scherzer early in their careers. Takes home a ring as an inactive Ranger pitcher this fall.

G-Fafif Dec 13 2023 01:58 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

[tweet]https://twitter.com/britt_ghiroli/status/1735035423271870610[/tweet]

G-Fafif Dec 28 2023 06:59 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Andrelton Simmons, who I'm fairly certain came up about five minutes ago with the Braves, announces he is retired, after not playing in 2023. https://www.mlb.com/news/andrelton-simmons-announces-retirement

Edgy MD Dec 28 2023 08:26 PM Re: Moving On With Life (2023 Retirements)

Four Gold Gloves.