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Henry · 03-11-2004, 04:55 PM

I'm of the opnion that voluntary retirements should be rare for a few reasons.... (1) it's difficult to turn down another 5 million dollars someone is willing to give you unless your not feeling up to the grind, and (2) most ballplayers who have been around 10-20 years enjoy what they're doing. It's usually the inability to continue playing, or a nagging injury that makes them quit.

Maybe what we need is an injury model that tends to "nag" at the older players as they're abilities start to dwindle... then each year, there's more and more of a chance the player will call it quits.

Henry

03-11-2004, 04:55 PM	#12
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,498	I'm of the opnion that voluntary retirements should be rare for a few reasons.... (1) it's difficult to turn down another 5 million dollars someone is willing to give you unless your not feeling up to the grind, and (2) most ballplayers who have been around 10-20 years enjoy what they're doing. It's usually the inability to continue playing, or a nagging injury that makes them quit. Maybe what we need is an injury model that tends to "nag" at the older players as they're abilities start to dwindle... then each year, there's more and more of a chance the player will call it quits. Henry