This has basically nothing to do with the Mets. But it has a helluva lot to do with baseball. So if you are only interested in reading about the Mets, my advice is that you step away here. Gil Meche, once a pitcher for the Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals, announced his retirement on Tuesday. There’s one interesting detail about this that really made me feel that he deserved an article – Meche left $12MM on the table.
First off, let me make this clear. As of right now, as I am writing this article, it is not confirmed that Meche is leaving the $12MM on the table. It is just assumed because the money is not insured and multiple sources have told Jon Paul Morosi (Fox Sports) that Meche is ready to leave every penny of that $12MM on the table.
If this is true, Gil Meche has just jumped up among the top of my favorite baseball players. Take a look at what he had to say about his retirement.
“As a competitor my entire life this is the hardest decision that I’ve eve...
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