Todd Walker Retires...for now

[jjgman21]

I love ol toddy boy, but what sense does it make to say "I'm retiring! But if someone calls I'll probably come back."

 

Sounds Clemens like. You either say you're not in a hurry to come back and would like to come back. Or you are retiring and nobody bother to call me please! Just a pet peeve on the use of the word "retired" in major league baseball. .

 

no, clemens could play for any team in baseball.... todd walker is retiring because nobody would give him a job.

 

Yesss. I understand that. My point was either say you are not in a hurry to come back or your are retiring. Retire = To withdraw from one's occupation, business, or office; stop working. Not, I'm retiring, BUT I might think about it if someone calls. It's my peeve on the usage of the word "retire". I was not saying Walker is as good as Clemens. Only that he sounded like Clemens.

 

There's no law that says retirement has to be permanent. People who retire go back to work in some fashion all the time, many in the same line of work and many doing many of the same duties. To me he's saying right now he's retired, but if something changes in the future maybe he'll come back. I don't get why people have a problem with this. I don't get why people have a problem with athletes struggling with the retirement issue in general.

 

I take it as saying that he's retired unless a major league team asks him to play. in other words, he's not going to go play minor/independent league baseball into his late 30's hoping to make it back to the bigs.

[jjgman21]

In memory of Todd Walker:

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/bcvm22/Superwalker.jpg

 

That was one of my favorite Walker moments!

 

for sure

 

best todd walker moment...ever

 

milking a ninth inning, two out, bases loaded walk off of Damaso Marte after Dusty mismanaged yet another game has to be at least on par with that. although that was awesome. I still think Barrett deserved credit for a triple.

[B]

He should play for the Shreveport Sports.

[Abe Frohman]

He should play for the Shreveport Sports.

 

With all the visa problems they are having, that might be a great idea. They have 4 or 5 guys who can't play because they can't clear papers or something.

 

They would sell out if Walker joined them. Not going to happen, though - I think he wants to spend a little time with his family.

[sweetpeteman]

is that Mark Prior in the background? lol

 

Hey, you make 57 starts over a three-season period, you don't get your photo taken with Aniston. It's in the rules. :)

 

yeah, he looks pretty depressed back there.

 

Actually, I think he looks like he is trying to not look at her ass.

[gflore34]

is that Mark Prior in the background? lol

 

Hey, you make 57 starts over a three-season period, you don't get your photo taken with Aniston. It's in the rules. :)

 

yeah, he looks pretty depressed back there.

 

Actually, I think he looks like he is trying to not look at her ass.

 

I believe you're correct, actually I commend his constraint, I, quite probably, would have been unable to show such constraint.