Prior to being traded to the Yankees in June of 2006, Bobby Abreu was often criticized by Phillies fans for his lackadaisical defense and me-first approach to his offensive game. Although his production was always solid and OBP was second to none, I don’t think it was just a coincidence that his departure from the team directly corresponded with the Phillies turnaround which eventually led to a 2008 World Series victory.
That being said, I was kind of shocked when I read in Paul Hagen’s column that Bobby admitted he was openly cheering for his old squad during their playoff run last October:
“I was rooting for them. I was screaming, ‘Let’s go!’ at the television whenever they made a great play or scored some runs,” he said.
And when it was over, when Brad Lidge struck out Eric Hinske and the celebration began, Bobby Abreu admits that tears came to his eyes.
“I was crying in a happy way because I know how hard they worked for that and how important it is to win the World Series.
Whoa, Bobby! Where was that emotion when you were — you know — on the team?
As much as I couldn’t stand the guy when he was here, it is nice to hear that he was thinking of his old teammates during their moment of glory. It actually makes me dislike him a little bit less than I used to.
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February 19th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
this is the single greatest thing ive ever read on the internet
at least for today
February 19th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I agree meech, I have to say I hate him less. I think he also shed a tear when he found out that there was NO market for corner outfielders this year.
February 19th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Out of habit, he missed his eye with a tissue when trying to sop up tears.
February 19th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
dont see a whole lot of guys admitting emotions for their former team. aside from hgh speculation, hes a consistant beast at the plate. i feel like his numbers will get better in the AL west even at his age.
February 19th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
The Abreu hate was way over the top toward the end. To me its debatable that him leaving had any effect on the Phillies subsequent success. Not that I don’t believe it did or didn’t just that its debatable. Most likely the fact that somebody like Abreu, who was considered the best player on the team by a lot of people, was tradable was a wake up call for the rest of team. Nice story which shows that you can’t necessarily judge people by the visible. Some people are just more laid back then others. Maybe if you get too many of that personality together in sports it can be a problem but a lot of the heat Abreu took here was in fact unwarranted. His fear of the right field wall was why I was not his biggest fan not because of his ultra cool demeanor. I always respected his offensive abilities.
February 19th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
I never really hated him, in fact I would have always liked him had he not gone way of the Evil Empire for a couple seasons.
February 19th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
I love Bobby, always have, always will. He loved Philadelphia and, like Burrell, never complained when the fans got on him. Plus, that motherfucker could hit.
February 19th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Bobby is a pure hitter fo-show!
February 19th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I do think of him as less of a Taint upon reading that… maybe he isn’t as big of a dickhead as I’d thought… maybe.
February 19th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I’d still rather have Jayson Werth patrolling out there in right field….it’s a judgement call based on character and effort. Werth isn’t as athletic (hard to believe), but that MF’er tries his butt off.
February 19th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Anyone recall what Gillick said when he traded Abreu? In 2006, he said the Phils wont contend for 2 years. Coincidence that we won the title 2 years later?
February 19th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
yeah he said the phillies wouldnt be primed to compete for a WS until 2008. I think cole backed up that statement shortly after as well. it was one of those crossroads years for the phils. gilick knew exactly what he was doing in hindsight. how many GMs have won titles with more than 1 team?
February 20th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Bobby Abreu was always a monster in the fantasy baseball department. For that I can’t hate him.
February 20th, 2009 at 11:58 am
as a yankee fan, i never really got the dislike he got from the phil’s toward the end of his stay there. was it the lack of power? do you really not like walks/obp? i’ll admit his defense wasn’t all there, but other than that, i had no complaints. kinda sad to see him leave…
and i guess being a Yankee for 2.5 years, it may have been hard for him to root for the Rays.
February 20th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
The reason we hated his guts was because he had NO passion. He had no fire. He seemed to have no care in the world about whether the Phils were in first or last place. It was maddening. He was the elder statesman in the clubhouse, and this attitude absolutely poisoned the team. I don’t think it’s a coincidence at all that after he got traded and the nucleus became JRoll, Utley, and Howard, the team improved dramatically.
Make no mistake–Abreu could hit .280-.300 every year, but he bled the team of passion day in and day out.