Tired of the Prima Donnas: Good Riddance Randy Pettitte
So Randy Pettitte is going to the Yankees for $16 million and an option, and it was a "difficult decision." Well tough! If loyalty to Houston fans was so important, this multi-multi millionaire would have accepted his paltry $12 million offer and stayed here. Surely he wouldn't starve on $4 million less. This in the Chronicle:
Pitcher to receive $16 million for '07; Astros deterred by player option for '08
By JOSE DE JESUS ORTIZ
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
Andy Pettitte chose to leave the Astros and return to the New York Yankees on Friday, getting a commitment for more money and years than the Astros were willing to give him.
Now, owner Drayton McLane must wonder if the team's refusal to give
Pettitte $14 million also will push away Roger Clemens.
After three seasons with his hometown Astros, Pettitte reached a one-year, $16 million deal for 2007 with a player option for another $16 million in 2008. The deal
is pending a physical. If he gets hurt next season, Pettitte won't take his option.
Pettitte would have re-signed with the Astros for $14 million and an option, but the Astros never budged from their $12 million offer for the man whose initial signing with the Astros pushed the franchise to the most exciting era in Texas baseball history.These guys are just a bunch of prima donnas with egos the size of Texas and no loyalty to anything but who gets the most money.
Now that's fine with me, and I applaud their getting as much money as they can get from these owners, but I get real tired of these tearful "Oh I wish I could stay but they just won't offer enough money," routines. Spare me, please! If it was really that important to play for the home crowd, they'd shut up, take the millions offered and thank God that they have been so blessed that they can earn more money than 99% of Americans will ever see and get to play for their home fans, who will never see that kind of money.
Clemmons is another of these whiney, cry baby, prima donnas. I blame his foot-dragging, "I will, I won't," money grubbing, game playing partially for our mediocre mid-season performance. If Clemmons wants to go, I say "Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out."
Like I said, I don't have any problem with greed and the desire to maximize your net worth, but once you have accrued $10 or 20 million in income, truthfully, how much more money do you need?
I hate to see the Astros lose a couple of good pitchers, but they paid Clemmons far too much for a mediocre performance, and as far as Petitte goes, his performance for the 2006 season was anything but stellar.
Go! Take you money, your family, and your Crocodile tears and leave. God Bless you and may you choke on the extra $4 million.
Pettitte heading back to Yankees
Pitcher to receive $16 million for '07; Astros deterred by player option for '08
By JOSE DE JESUS ORTIZ
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
Andy Pettitte chose to leave the Astros and return to the New York Yankees on Friday, getting a commitment for more money and years than the Astros were willing to give him.
Now, owner Drayton McLane must wonder if the team's refusal to give
Pettitte $14 million also will push away Roger Clemens.
After three seasons with his hometown Astros, Pettitte reached a one-year, $16 million deal for 2007 with a player option for another $16 million in 2008. The deal
is pending a physical. If he gets hurt next season, Pettitte won't take his option.
Pettitte would have re-signed with the Astros for $14 million and an option, but the Astros never budged from their $12 million offer for the man whose initial signing with the Astros pushed the franchise to the most exciting era in Texas baseball history.These guys are just a bunch of prima donnas with egos the size of Texas and no loyalty to anything but who gets the most money.
Now that's fine with me, and I applaud their getting as much money as they can get from these owners, but I get real tired of these tearful "Oh I wish I could stay but they just won't offer enough money," routines. Spare me, please! If it was really that important to play for the home crowd, they'd shut up, take the millions offered and thank God that they have been so blessed that they can earn more money than 99% of Americans will ever see and get to play for their home fans, who will never see that kind of money.
Clemmons is another of these whiney, cry baby, prima donnas. I blame his foot-dragging, "I will, I won't," money grubbing, game playing partially for our mediocre mid-season performance. If Clemmons wants to go, I say "Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out."
Like I said, I don't have any problem with greed and the desire to maximize your net worth, but once you have accrued $10 or 20 million in income, truthfully, how much more money do you need?
I hate to see the Astros lose a couple of good pitchers, but they paid Clemmons far too much for a mediocre performance, and as far as Petitte goes, his performance for the 2006 season was anything but stellar.
Go! Take you money, your family, and your Crocodile tears and leave. God Bless you and may you choke on the extra $4 million.
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posted by Will Malven at 7:56 AM
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