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It's funny you should say that, for years Seattle bragged about JR. then the season he was going to be a FA he gets quoted as saying, "I'm not a team leader" and Seattle starts ripping him. They did the same with Johnson. A-Rod only had to accept that 1/2 BILLION DOLLAR contract to prove what an ass he is.
And I'm 100% sure if at the time Seattle had had a chance to resign JR they wouldn't have said anything and the glowing press would have been brighter than ever.
I'm sorry I don't get into the bad press in a players contract year. Plus, JR was younger and probably full of himself being treated as the "Greatest ever" at the time, deservedly or not.
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Pan and Bobaphat, I had better explain myself just in case you know where I live.
The only reason the Mariner's got jr. in his rookie year was because of their miserable standing in the league. Jr. revived baseball in Seattle, and personally I give him all the credit for Safeco Field. He was absolutely worshipped here, and for good reason. What made him so genuine to me was his insistance that his family would always come first which he proved when he returned home to play.
My "big smilie" bit of snarkiness was 1) the Mariner's would never have been able to afford a talent like that even if he did want to stay, and 2) his numerous injuries since he left Seattle have kept him out of play for long periods of time. Keeping Jr. would probably have bankrupted the franchise. That's why I said I was glad that he was there and not here.
Am I back in good graces again?
Note to self: Never piss off a serious baseball fan, even in jest