If it quacks like a duck, and swings at everything like a duck, it must be a Long Island Duck.
Read More...Vlad is back. Well, sort of. According to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, nine-time All-Star Vladimir Guerrero has signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League.
Guerrero, 38, hasn’t played in the majors since 2011 when he batted .290/.317/.416 with 13 home runs and a .733 OPS with the Orioles. He signed a minor league deal with the Blue Jays last May and hit .358 (19-for-53) ...
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1. eddieot posted on March 04, 2013 at 09:16 PM # hit 0 | hit 0For #### sakes.
1) It was eight games. Give yourself some credit.
2) You were hitting .214 after the first seven games. Then, you went 4/5 with a triple and promptly quit in a huff because Anthopolous wasn't waiting for you after the game with a limo to personally transport you to Toronto.
I was rooting hard for Vlad last year, and felt excited when he got called up to AAA, but he sealed his own fate when he quit after one good game and frankly .303/.314/.424 is not particularly impessive in AAA when 5 of the games (including the only good one) are in the Las Vegas Launching Pad.
I found Vlad's description of his time with the Jays to be funny given the following turn of events:
1) Vlad throws a hissy fit after being stuck in AAA for a week.
2) Vlad asks for and receives his release.
3) Vlad remains unsigned for the remained of the 2012 season.
4) It's March 2013 and Vlad has to make a video asking teams to sign him to a minor league deal.
5) Vlad's comeback announcement causes several teams (including the Houston Astros) to announce that they're not interested in signing him at any price.
I was also rooting for Vlad to make it to Toronto. When he asked for his release, Kelly Johnson was hitting fifth for the Jays. All he needed to do was shut up and have a hot homestand in Las Vegas. Instead he quit and lost his best opportunity to stave off retirement.
I guess he's 38 and has a wonky back, but still. It looked weird.
No idea, but I remember reading somewhere that Vlad has at least a few babymommas running around out there. That can't be helping his finances...
What could he possibly be doing? Apparently he's invested a lot in infrastructure in his hometown, which might explain it, but wasn't he kind of a recluse? Supposedly he'd just shack up in his apartment in Montreal and never really leave except to go to the ballpark. He loved it too, he wanted to stay there.
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