AirCop From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 735 times:
For Arizona Diamondbacks fans, Luis Gonzalez, the face of the Diamondbacks for the past eight seasons, and a 2001 World Series game 7 hero when his bloop single off Yankee's Mariano Rivera drove home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, was told by team officials that they have no intention of bringing him back for a ninth season. He had a club option for $10M for 2007, but with his age 39, his decline in performance, led to the parting of the ways. Look for him to land with the Devil Rays next season. One strange fact, on Tuesday night against Washington he became the oldest player ever to hit 50 doubles in a season. Aside from baseball, Luis is a CLASS ACT.
Piercey From Sweden, joined Nov 2005, 2233 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 729 times:
NOOOOOO!!!
Why? damn, this sucks. First Palmero is found with steroids, then Sosa was forced out, and now Gonzalez? All my childhood baseball heros are dissapearing
Well I believe it all is coming to an end. Oh well, I guess we are gonna pretend.
DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16 Reply 2, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 711 times:
PIA777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1738 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 704 times:
He was a good player for the Cubs for 1 year. I wish they had kept him.
EA CO AS From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 12595 posts, RR: 64 Reply 4, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 700 times:
Thanks for the memories, Gonzo. We'll miss ya.
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem - government IS the problem." - Ronald Reagan
Yes he just turned 39, whats to stick around to get 3,000 hits but he is nearly 650 hits away at his age, and his overall performance has been in declined so I doubt he will get there. Thanks for the great memories as a D-Back.
Exarmywarrant From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 267 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 681 times:
Why? damn, this sucks. First Palmero is found with steroids, then Sosa was forced out, and now Gonzalez? All my childhood baseball heros are dissapearing
Don't feel too bad...all of mine disappeared years ago...
Exarmywarrant From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 267 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 676 times:
Quoting AirCop (Reply 8): Shouldn't that be decades ago??
Homer71 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2210 posts, RR: 16 Reply 10, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 663 times:
We loved him when he was here in Houston, it's nice to see him go on and get a ring (with the series winning hit, no less), what a great guy.
Doesn't he and his wife have twins (or triplets)?
"On spaceship earth there are no passengers...only crew."
AirCop From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 660 times:
Quoting Homer71 (Reply 10): Doesn't he and his wife have twins (or triplets)?
Triplets is the answer. When he first came to Arizona, he rented a home in our neighorhood in Gilbert, what a great guy then neighorhood kids loved him and hated it when he moved to the "big" house in Scottsdale. While he is a great guy, he should realize that his time as a everyday ball player is just about up. I read in the paper that since 2004 he has batted .235 with runner in scoring position. Not good.
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