And who can blame him?
“I
think it’s only human nature (to be upset) when you’re given the choice
(to sign) in more than one place and you end up signing in a place
where you proclaim to enjoy the baseball and everything and you look
forward to being there for at least three more years,” said Lowell,
referring to the three-year, $37.5 million deal he inked with the Red
Sox after the 2007 season. “Then after one year, for there to be all
this talk … the writing was on the wall.
“I think Teixeira would have been fine, and I would have been the one
traded. And that’s the business of baseball,” he continued. “But it’s
only human nature, and the natural reaction is to feel hurt, and I
definitely was. But that doesn’t mean I’m not prepared to play, that
I’m not excited to be part of this team with the guys on the field I
see day to day. But that’s the totally normal reaction and that’s
definitely what I had.
“I think I always try to use anything I see as a negative as
motivation. Every negative I think should be turned into a positive.” (WEEI)
Thank you, Mike, for being willing to move forward. Other players would not be as kind.