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  • Cowtipper
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    • Dec 2006
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    Cowtipper's retirements thread

    Chronicling all those ballplayers who have announced their retirements.
  • Cowtipper
    Retired
    • Dec 2006
    • 18188

    #2
    Ryan Franklin

    Franklin to scout • Former Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin has been hired by the Cardinals as a scout. In his first job after retirement, the righthander, who visited the team in Dallas this week, will help evaluate players in his home state of Oklahoma and elsewhere.
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    • Cowtipper
      Retired
      • Dec 2006
      • 18188

      #3
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      For several days it was rumored that the player of the Magallanes Navigators Melvin Mora could be announcing his retirement from baseball. A few moments in the Jose Bernardo Perez Valencia officially the same player, in tears, his intention to leave the pitch, in a press conference before the match between Caracas and Magallanes.

      "I want to spend more time with my family. I apologize to the fans for not being able to help them, "said Mora, who hinted to further their interests. "Maybe in the future it is technical."
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      • Cowtipper
        Retired
        • Dec 2006
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        #4
        Toby Hall

        Former Rays C Toby Hall has decided to retire as a player.

        Hall, 36, spent parts of seven season with the Rays, making his debut in 2000 and being traded to the Dodgers in June 2006. His 586 games played for the Rays are fifth most in franchise history, and the most of any catcher.
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        • Cowtipper
          Retired
          • Dec 2006
          • 18188

          #5
          Craig Counsell

          MILWAUKEE — When he was 19 years old, Craig Counsell met Sandy Alderson, who was the Oakland Athletics’ general manager at the time.

          Counsell thought he’d figured out exactly what he wanted to do with his life.

          After a 15-year major league playing career that included two World Series victories, Counsell now finds himself back on that path. Counsell announced his retirement as a player Tuesday, taking a front office job with the Milwaukee Brewers.
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          • Cowtipper
            Retired
            • Dec 2006
            • 18188

            #6
            Orlando Cabrera

            Long-time major league shortstop Orlando Cabrera announced on a Colombian radio station Wednesday that he will retire, according to MLBTradeRumors.com.

            Cabrera, 37, broke into the league with the Montreal Expos in 1997. Cabrera played with nine teams in his career, winning a World Series championship with the Boston Red Sox.
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            • philliesfiend55
              Registered User
              • Nov 2006
              • 6031

              #7
              Orlando Cabrera was one of those guys, who despite a long career as a regular was never selected as an all-star. In 2007,with the Angels, he had his best shot. He was hitting about .320 at the all-star break, and probably deserved to go to the game, but still was not selected. He finished the year at .301, his only .300 season. If he is actually done, he finished with 2055 hits in 1985 mlb games and a .272 career average.
              Despite playing in 130 games last year, that actually represents one of the years where he saw the least playing time. He was pretty durable and usually played 150 plus games per year. He hit only about .240 overall in his final season. Both his managers at Cleveland and SanFrancisco seemed to lose confidence in him as an everyday player. Otherwise he would have reached the 2,000 games played mark by the end of the 2011 season.
              Cabrera came to the Boston Red Sox in a three-way deal at the July 31 Trade Deadline in 2004 and became part of the beloved SOX team that finally broke the 86 year streak between Red Sox World's Championships. Cabrera turned 37 last November 2.

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              • hellborn
                Lummox in LF
                • Aug 2005
                • 3365

                #8
                Originally posted by Cowtipper View Post
                I called this one years ago.
                I worked with Counsell's cousin several jobs ago and their family had close ties with the Selig family, I'm actually not sure if there were any blood relations but my coworker had known Bud from early childhood. He told me that Craig had a very sharp, business-oriented mind and I figured that Counsell would end up in the Brewers' front office when his playing days were over...I'm amazed by how long he's played.
                "I throw him four wide ones, then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on pitching to Musial

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                • Cowtipper
                  Retired
                  • Dec 2006
                  • 18188

                  #9
                  David Eckstein

                  ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The 2006 World Series MVP for the St. Louis Cardinals is hanging up his cleats.

                  According to a report in the Boston Globe, 37-year-old David Eckstein has decided to retire from baseball.
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                  • Cowtipper
                    Retired
                    • Dec 2006
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                    #10
                    Pat Burrell

                    Pat Burrell returned home with a battered reputation when he joined the San Francisco Giants in early June 2010.

                    Once a feared slugger and one of the top run producers in the National League, Burrell had been summarily dumped by the Tampa Bay Rays, who got a tiny return (a .218 batting average) on their $16 million investment in him and didn't care for his sour attitude.

                    A change of scenery clearly did wonders for Burrell, who attended high school in San Jose and was reunited on the Giants with old buddies Aubrey Huff and Aaron Rowand.

                    Burrell, who announced Monday he was retiring at 35 because of a chronic foot injury, teamed up with then-rookie Buster Posey to energize the Giants' sluggish offense, helping them clinch the NL West title and win their first World Series since moving to the West Coast in 1958.
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                    Pat Burrell, who hit 251 of his 292 career home runs with the Phillies, is retiring at 35 because of a chronic foot injury.

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                    • Cowtipper
                      Retired
                      • Dec 2006
                      • 18188

                      #11
                      Jorge Posada

                      BASEBALL The Yankees said Jorge Posada is set to announce his retirement today at Yankee Stadium. The 40-year-old five-time All-Star catcher will end his 17-year career with the team that drafted him rather than pursue another team. Posada became a free agent after a trying season in New York, the final year of a four-year, $52 million contract. A clubhouse leader, he helped the Yankees win five World Series. Posada hit .273 with 275 home runs, and 1,065 RBIs for his career. He lost his catching job last season and his playing time had diminished . . .

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                      • Cowtipper
                        Retired
                        • Dec 2006
                        • 18188

                        #12
                        Kevin Cash

                        According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, former Blue Jays catcher Kevin Cash has officially retired, drawing his 12-year professional career to a close.

                        After being traded by the Jays in 2004, Cash returns to Toronto as a Major League advance scout for the upcoming season. Though Cash’s new position with the Jays represents the first non-playing baseball job of his career, Cafardo implies that it suits the 34-year-old, adding that he’s “one of those guys you always thought would wind up being a Major League manager.”
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                        • Cowtipper
                          Retired
                          • Dec 2006
                          • 18188

                          #13
                          Adam Everett

                          Former Astros shortstop Adam Everett has officially retired and joined the Cleveland Indians front office. It’s good to see our old friend Adam staying in the game.
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                          • Cowtipper
                            Retired
                            • Dec 2006
                            • 18188

                            #14
                            Tim Wakefield

                            FORT MYERS, Fla. — Tim Wakefield will announce his retirement at 5 p.m. today at JetBlue Park.

                            Wakefield, 45, was 200-180 with a 4.41 ERA in 627 appearances in his 19-year career. The Florida native spent the final 17 seasons with the Red Sox, going 186-168 with a 4.43 ERA over 590 games. He is third in team history for victories, trailing only Cy Young and Roger Clemens, who each had 192.
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                            • Cowtipper
                              Retired
                              • Dec 2006
                              • 18188

                              #15
                              Mike Cameron

                              Former Boston Red Sox outfield Mike Cameron has decided to call it a career after 17 seasons, as his current team the Washington Nationals announced his retirement plans Sunday. According to a report by the Sporting News, Cameron had a good shot of making Washington's Opening Day roster as a platoon center-fielder, however, decided to not report to Spring Training.

                              Over the course of his 17-year career, Cameron made one All-Star team (2001), three Gold Gloves and was a part of eight different MLB franchises with his longest tenure being just four seasons.
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                              Former Boston Red Sox outfield Mike Cameron has decided to call it a career after 17 seasons, as his current team the Washington Nationals announced his retirement plans Sunday. According to a...

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