Tillman Pugh was considered a
mini-prospect when he walked into the professional batting box for the first
time. The first pitch… THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL PITCH… was a 92mph fastball that
smashed into his face, breaking just about everything you can break on a face.
It took a long time, and considerable
expense to the Mets, for Tillie to heal and he came back this year to Savannah
to start in the outfield.
Okay, he’s had a bad year, and I have
no idea if there’s a medical reason for it. We talked on the field on press day
and I haven’t been back due to my own issues, but… release him? You can’t send
him back to extended camp or, at least, issue a statement that something was
wrong with him?
And, if there is nothing wrong with
him, he’s not worth a do-over in K-Port?
Tillie told me this last September:
“I want to say to the fans that they are among the best fans
in all of sports. Their loyalty, knowledge of the game, and desire to having
winning players winning teams is second to none. I feel that my desire to win
and my hatred of losing is a valuable asset to any team, and it would be a
dream come true for me to one day put on a New York Mets jersey on Opening Day
and take my position out in centerfield en route to the first Mets World Series
since 1986.”
I’m done for today… I'm getting out of bed and go have dinner with... a friend...
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