 Saturday, May 19, 2007
Milledge Must Go
I agree with Steve that Lastings Milledge must be traded by the Mets to the As for young pitching. The As have plenty of young arms -- enough in AAA to start on most major league teams. If the As aren't still interested, get the most you can for him and cut bait.
I happened to be at the game where Lastings high fived everyone after hitting a key home run against Barry "Steroid Boy" Bonds and the San Francisco Giants. I didn't think much of it at the time because it happened to be his first big league home run and I liked the enthusiasm that he brought to the Mets.
However, as his off the field and off season comments have suggested, Lastings appears to be more focused on off the field activities rather than baseball. His hip hop lyrics are much more graphic than Shaquille O'Neal's ever were. (I am going to hold Lastings to same standard that I did Don Imus a few weeks ago.) After making hip hop albums and movies early in his career, Shaq put on weight and fell short early in his career. Shaq wised up and focused on winning championship rings.
As I can attest to, there is always time for music and movies later or after one's career. Let's hope Lastings doesn't go as bad as Ron Artest who was focused on music, neglected his animals, and let his anger consume him on the court.
The Mets have great chemistry and a potential good player gone bad like Lastings can ruin it for all. Lastings' time has come and gone.
Posted by a concerned Tank in NY.
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