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Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:32 pm
by Crazy Levi
Really sick of this horseshit.
If LT wants to retire a Charger, let him at least show up to training camp and get his ass kicked.
Ken Griffey jr. played 2 brutal seasons so he could retire a Mariner, that's earning it.
These ceremonial one-day contracts are really stupid and meaningless and have no value at all. Cheap PR for the teams I guess.
Johnny U didn't need no fuckin' bullshit one day Colts contract when he retired a Charger, and they didn't love him any less in Charm City.
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:21 pm
by WhiteHouseSubsAC
When McNabb comes back and retires a Redskin you'll change your mind.
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:30 pm
by demolition23
I just can't understand why this would bug people - at least not when it is limited to HoF type players and team leaders.
The reality in modern pro sports is that most stars that are identified with one team won't actually finish up with that team, so this is a nice way to reaffirm that connection at the end of their career, and a nice show of mutual recognition between fans, organization and athlete.
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:41 pm
by killeverything
I don't have a problem with it. I thought it was pretty cool when Nomah retired with Boston.
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:47 am
by noam_bombsky
demolition23 wrote:I just can't understand why this would bug people - at least not when it is limited to HoF type players and team leaders.
The reality in modern pro sports is that most stars that are identified with one team won't actually finish up with that team, so this is a nice way to reaffirm that connection at the end of their career, and a nice show of mutual recognition between fans, organization and athlete.
This. I don't see the problem with a team and fans celebrating important players.
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:22 am
by MickeyG
Yeah, not getting the hate for this at all. Who cares, really.
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:41 am
by milk-milk-lemonade
I blame Jr. Seau!
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:51 pm
by lizardking
What bothers me is the amount of retired franchise #s. And what's worse than that??.. When the whole league retires a # , like robinsons #42 or gretzky's #99.
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:04 pm
by Bob Sacamano
lizardking wrote:What bothers me is the amount of retired franchise #s. And what's worse than that??.. When the whole league retires a # , like robinsons #42 or gretzky's #99.
Even worse: The Minnesota Wild retired #1 in tribute to the fans.
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:18 pm
by NeverSurrender
Meathead,
If you had any good players in the last 20 years, you wouldn't care either.
Heath Shuler need not sign a one day contract.
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:19 pm
by NeverSurrender
lizardking wrote:What bothers me is the amount of retired franchise #s. And what's worse than that??.. When the whole league retires a # , like robinsons #42 or gretzky's #99.
Nobody would wear 99 anyways.
And the wild should do more than that. They have sold out every game since their inception.
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:46 am
by wickedsensation
Crazy Levi wrote:Really sick of this horseshit.
If LT wants to retire a Charger, let him at least show up to training camp and get his ass kicked.
Ken Griffey jr. played 2 brutal seasons so he could retire a Mariner, that's earning it.
These ceremonial one-day contracts are really stupid and meaningless and have no value at all. Cheap PR for the teams I guess.
Johnny U didn't need no fuckin' bullshit one day Colts contract when he retired a Charger, and they didn't love him any less in Charm City.
Agreed, except the comment about Jr. He mailed it in during the 2nd season, and I don't think he travelled on the same flights with his teammates...
Re: Enough of the Feel-Good One Day Retirement Contract
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:35 pm
by VincentVanWinger
It depends on why the guy left. If the Packers cut Donald Driver at the end of camp and he went on to play two final years with say KC or Houston then came back and retired a Packer I would be cool with that. If however Prince Fielder wanted to come back 11 years from now and retire a Brewer after turning down 150 million cuz it wouldn't feed his family Id be pretty annoyed.