GIL MECHE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Meche shuns greed, guilt for peace of mind

Greed can be a powerful persuader. So, too, can guilt. Gil Meche, clearly, does not possess the former. And he didn't want to experience the latter. His stunning decision to walk away from the $12.4 million owed to him by the Royals this year is
Via Daily Sports News Trends  |  January 27, 2011
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Meche gave up $12 million because he didnt feel like I deserved it

The Baseball world was stunned last week when Kansas City Royals pitcher Gil Meche announced he would retire from baseball, a... Souce Via Sportifi.com
Via Daily Sports News Trends  |  January 27, 2011
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Gil Meche’s Decision Could Change the Game of Baseball

In a day and age when the word retirement is tossed around liberally by athletes, it is refreshing to see Gil Meche, who made the announcement that he was retiring from the game of baseball. The 32 year-old pitcher made the decision on Tuesday evening to call it quits after being limited to 10 starts in 2010 due to shoulder problems. Instead of taking the option to have shoulder...
Via The Average NFL Fan  |  January 19, 2011
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Let’s commence a much-deserved standing slow clap for Gil Meche, shall we?

The pages of sports blogs are filled with fan complaints about the greed of professional athletes. Some of these complaints are valid, some of them are naive, unfair, and lacking in perspective, and the rest fall somewhere in between. Rarely though are we presented with a story about an athlete dealing with his contract in which all sports fans agree that the athlete handled...
Via Midwest Sports Fans  |  January 19, 2011
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Gil Meche Doesn't Need Your $12 Million Salary

Gil Meche officially announced his retirement Tuesday at the tender age of 32. This would not surprise me, especially after the season he had in 2010, where he went 0-5 with a 5.69 ERA. No, I wouldn't be shocked if not for one small detail: he walked away from a $12.4 million salary. If the right-hander would have chosen to stick around with the Kansas City Royals for the remainder...
Via Babes Love Baseball  |  January 19, 2011
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Kansas City pitcher Gil Meche retires at 32, with $12.4 million left on contract | Baseball

Kansas City pitcher Gil Meche — a former Mariner — retired at age 32, walking away from $12.4 million rather than face shoulder surgery that could have ended his season before it started.
Via Seattle Times  |  January 19, 2011
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THANKS BUT NO THANKS

Meche leaving money on the table

Many thought the Royals overpaid when they signed Gil Meche to a 5 yr. / $55M contract in 2006, but now with one year and $12M still left on the contract, the righty has surprised the team by announcing his retirement.

Via Just Sports And Just Us  |  January 18, 2011
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Gil Meche Retires

Gil Meche (from mindahaas.net) In a surprise announcement today around noon, Gil Meche announced his retirement from baseball.  Meche was entering the final season of a five year contract with the Royals. Meche was expected to fill a relief role in 2011 after making 11 appearances out of the bullpen in 2010.  He almost had shoulder surgery after nine starts that some believe could...
Via Kings of Kauffman  |  January 18, 2011
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The Gil Meche Experiment: Another Look

Back on August 3, I discussed the impending shift by Gil Meche from the starting rotation to the bullpen as an alternative to right shoulder surgery that could have held him out of a large chunk of 2011, and potentially the whole season.  There were concerns that if he didn’t recover well (and Meche has never seemed to recover well), it could threaten his career. And thus...
Via Kings of Kauffman  |  September 28, 2010
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The Gil Meche Experiment

So it was just a few days ago that word went around that Gil Meche was going to require surgery on the right shoulder that’s bothered him since last season. Well,that’s partially correct – the shoulder still does require surgery I’m sure, but Meche seems to think that his shoulder can handle bullpen workloads. It’s crazy, it’s risky, but at the...
Via Kings of Kauffman  |  August 03, 2010
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