In 2007 Eric Byrnes posted some nice stats: .286/.813, 103 r, 179 h, 30 2b, 8 3b, 21 hr, 83 rbi, and 50 sb at the age of 31. Naturally the Arizona Diamondbacks locked up the outfielder to a 3 year $30M deal. Sadly that was the last year he was even remotely productive. Since then he's fell upon rough times with slash lines like .209/.641 ('08), .226/.663 ('09), and .094/.393 ('10). After being recently released from the Mariners, after he was released this spring from the D-Backs, Byrnes decided to call it a career and announce retirement."To be honest, I don't really have any interest. I've never been scared for it to be done, for life after baseball, and it's not because I didn't love the game. Am I retired from baseball? Yes. Am I retired from life? Not even close."~Eric ByrnesTo be fair, this wasn't a player who simply gave up and stopped trying. When healthy he played balls-to-the-wall with his hair on fire. He was loved by te...
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