I don't recall how I felt toward him at the time. My fandom was around its low and the lockout was coming. But I remember being really disappointed at least. And I am more annoyed about it now given the hypocrites who hammer the younger generation for their indiscretions and how they treat their team/teammates. Chief among them Ryno and his BS "kids these days" speech.
I did it when I was 18/19. A 50-year man doing that is despicable. This isn't the 70's. And considering his non-stop stories about partying, that was hardly the only time he did it either.
He literally quit on his team mid-season. That's supposed to be the ultimate no-no. How do people not get that? He signed the richest contract in baseball, then quit because his old lady stepped out on him.