Interesting news from MLB Trade Rumors yesterday that former Mets closer, Branden Looper retired.
Essentially, Looper was already retired. But the Cubs offered him a 1 million dollar contract if he made the major league club, so he came out of retirement to Spring Training. The Cubs told him yesterday that he wouldn't make the team, so he decided to actually retire. According to MLBTR, he had offers from other teams, but he only wanted to pitch with the Cubs to be close to his family.
The image of Lopper I have burned in my mind is him on the mound rubbing his pitching hand with a nervous grin on his face as he gives up a homer that allows the other team to get back in the game. Yep. That image will always be with me.
