Juan Pierre recently signed a five year, $45 million contract with the Dodgers, and Dontrelle Willis was happy for him. Probably because Dontrelle considers any money made by his friend and former teammate
community money.
"He said, `We got paid,'" Pierre said. "I didn't get the contract, we got the contract. It was awesome to share with him with the friendship we have getting stronger over the years." Willis' account: "I said, `We rich.' It's a wrap. I don't have to do nothing no more. I'm going to buy a house in Louisiana next to a creek and eat all the crawfish we want."
Hey, this gives me a great idea for a sitcom: Can two men share a house by a creek in Louisiana ... without driving each other crazy? Oh wait, they tried
The New Odd Couple already. Of course, eating crawfish every day for a month can get old. So at some point, they're going to have to go to a decent restaurant and get some food that doesn't come straight from the creek. And when that happens, Dontrelle would hope that his friend with the new contract would pick up the tab. But Willis obviously isn't holding out much hope.
"He's still cheap," Willis said. "You tell him I said that, too. I still pick up breakfast after we work out, a couple of breakfasts here and there. He's cheap." Pierre's response: "Come on, man, I've never been cheap. I'm frugal. I like to save and do those types of things. I do pay for the meals. I know he's been cited on saying that he still has to pay for the meals. I pay for the meals. He's going over the top right there."
Perhaps if Willis is traded to the Dodgers, and they sign him to that big deal, they could go in on a mansion and fight over who gets to pay at Spago's. Would someone please get Robin Leach out of retirement when that happens?
