Eric Gagne Slaps Dodger Fans in the Face

Check out the picture at right from a half-page advertisement Eric Gagne took out in Friday's LA Times. Here's what it says:

to the fans of Southern California and the City of Los Angeles, It was a privilege and an honor...Thank you for your support,

Eric Gagne

Hey Gagne, try this on for size -- too little too late. Read my words loud and clear: YOU ARE A HYPOCRITE AND A THIEF. You're thanking the same fans who helped pay your $18 million salary the past two seasons while you sat on your happy rump, recovering from multiple injuries, all-the-while contributing a highly valuable 15.1 INNINGS to the team.

And how did you repay those fans and the organization that paid you and supported you through those two years of injury? By jumping ship to the Texas Rangers over two million more guaranteed dollars. Listen Gagne, you already had a chance to thank the fans of Southern California and Los Angeles -- you could have signed a reasonable contract that the Dodgers offered you. Instead, you had no remorse and misgivings about STEALING $18 million from the organization over two seasons, and you selfishly signed a slightly larger one-year deal.

What's next Scott Boras, a commercial on FSN Prime Ticket by J.D. Drew?

Thanks to Orel Hershiser for taking time out of his day to post the picture and story on the fantastic site, Sons of Steve Garvey. Thank goodness he still reads a physical newspaper, I couldn't even tell you the last time I had ink smudges on my fingers.