Mark Tiexera has the chance to help the Milwaukee Brewers in the future. Not on the baseball field with his play but with his free agent choice. Tiexera is being offered similar money by the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals as he is by powerhouses in the Boston Red Sox, Anaheim Angels and New York Yankees.
He is from the Baltimore area and has said all along that he would like to play close to home (where have we heard that before?). If he chooses to go play in a place he feels comfortable, he could change the face of one of the those perpetual losing franchises. All of a sudden, that team becomes instantly credible in the eyes of the media and in the eyes of other free agents.
Maybe, just maybe, by Tiexera shunning the big guns, it would show others that they have choices in which franchises they go to. They can see that they have choices other than chasing the ultimate marketing buck in the big city. He has the opportunity to show that it is ok to go to a place that makes you happy or makes you feel comfortable. Like Baltimore or Washington, or for someone someday, Milwaukee.
Here's to hoping he makes the right decision.
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Good thoughts here MJ. However, the villian in this case is the players union. They can play a significant role in where players go. You don't think they were breathing down CC's neck when he was pondering his next move?
Despite Tex being from Baltimore, I don't believe there is a chance in hell of him signing there.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3775042
I just saw that story after I posted this.
I'm not asking him to take less money by going somewhere else. I'm asking him to play in a place that is good for him rather than just going to the Yankees or Red Sox because that's where all the big name free agents should go.
Here I thought this would be a thought provoking article on a very young exciting NBA franchise, but no. My day is ruined.
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