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2010
Ollie, Ollie, Oxen Free???
An article by Former Writers
I may be a day late and a dollar short (it’s been a crazy week for me) but I couldn’t resist weighing in on the Oliver Perez story anymore. And so, this is my message to him:
Dear Mr. Perez,
I used to be your fan. But now, I can’t stomach you. You can’t pitch your way out of a paper bag. What gives you the audacity to decline a minor league assignment? No one wants you now, what makes you think anyone will want you after this little episode?
You’re robbing the Mets front office blindly, however they are partly the ones to blame. Signing you for three years was a mistake. I guess this is the thanks you give the Mets for putting their faith in you and giving you a job. I guess no good deed really doesn’t go unpunished.
Consider your $12 million per year a gift, because you’ll never see that again. Why are you being so selfish? Give someone else a chance; someone who actually gives a damn about this team. You’re taking up space on a roster that is in much need of a pitcher, not a bench warmer. And it shows me what kind of person you are, that you don’t even want to better yourself, let alone this team.
Sincerely,
Aggravated Mets Fan (Me!!)
Now, someone get me a stamp, quick!!!
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No need for a stamp, Denise. Any Mets fan would volunteer to hand deliver it.
The Mets are being selfish by refusing to admit they screwed up in signing him, and simply not releasing him. That’s the solution. They are just too cheap and/or stubborn to do it.
Denise, vewry articulatly put; I have my own thoughts regarding Ollie & this dillema which i penned to some select friends this morning, if I may share with y’all, here’s my thoughts:
THERE’S A LOT OF TALKING ‘TO’ OLLIE & ‘AT’ OLLIE AS WELL AS ‘ABOUT’ OLLIE; BUT WHO’S TALKING “WITH” OLLIE. I CAN’T HELP; BUT WONDER IF OLLIE’S FEAR/STUBBORNNESS IS SOMEHOW TIED INTO HIS PRIOR EXPERIENCE @ PITTSBURGH WHEN THEY SENT HIM DOWN TO BE TOTALLY TORN DOWN & REBUILT AS A “CONTROL”, GLAVINESQUE LEFTY!
FROM TEAMMATE REPORTS THAT NEARLY DESTROYED HIM LEVING IT TO PETERSON, OF ALL PEOPLE, TO REBUILD HIS CONFIDENCE & MAKING HIM FUNCTIONAL FOR THE ’06 PLAYOFFS. I DON’Y\T KNOW; BUT NOW THAT THEYRE BACK IN NY, PERHAPS A MEET WITH BISON’S PITCHING COACH & HIS PLANS FOR OLLIE MIGHT TURN HIS MIND. IT’S CERTAINLY WORTH TRYING. I CAN’T HELP; BUT RECALL THE REVELATION OLLIE EXPERIENCED WHEN FIRST MEETING WARTHEN & HOW IMPRESSED OLLIE WAS THAT WARTHEN ACTUALLY ASKED HIM ,”WHY ARE U DROPPING YOUR ARM ANGLE ON CERTAIN PITCHES?” ACCORDING TO OLLIE NO ONE EVER ASKED HIM BEFORE; HIS REASON WAS SIMPLY IT WAS HIS ONLY WAY TO PITCH INSIDE TO RHH, THAT’S WHEN WARTHEN REMADE HIS DELIVERY TO HELP GET HIM TO THAT INSIDE CORNER ON RHH THAT OLLIE BEGAN TO RESPOND TO WELL IN LATE ’08 JUST TO BECOME A MEMBER ON TEAM MEXICO FOR WBC WHERE THEY TOLD HIM HE MUST GO BACK TO HIS OLD MORE COMFORTABLE DELIVERY. THEY THEN , IN APRIL PITCHED HIM IN A GAME FOR NEARLY 100P BEFORE HE’D BEEN PROPERLY STRETCHED. I BELIEVE THE NYM ATTEMPTED CONTACTING MEXICAN COACHES & WERE IGNORED & NEVER RESPONDED TO ULTIMATELY FILING A PROTEST WITH WBC OFFICIALS. AFTER WBC, OLLIE WAS EVEN LESS EFFECTIVE WITH DROPPED VELOCITY & ULTIMATELY REQUIRING KNEE SURGERY. SOMEONE HAS TO TALK “WITH” PEREZ! BTW, IT’S NO SECRET; BUT OLLIE ISN’T THE SHINIEST BULB IN THE SINGLE LAMP FIXTURE LET ALONE A CHANDELIER
Sorry for the capslock; but that’s the way I’d originally penned it