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It's Official: Monjes Will Retire Tuesday, August 6th , 2086 Willie Monjes is hanging up his spikes at the end of the season. Monjes, a 38-year-old veteran, told the Guadalajara Charros that he will be retiring. "I loved playing a kid's game and getting paid well to do it. I loved the travel and the attention ballplayers get," he said. "But, what I'm really going to miss are a lot of the little things that go on behind the scenes. I'm going to miss playing on perfectly mowed grass each day. That's our stage, and a bunch of anonymous groundskeepers made that happen each week." The native of Bayamón, Puerto Rico showed an obvious love for the game as he reflected on the sport. "My bat representative ... I would talk to him and next thing I'd have brand new bats. I loved the perfectly straight chalk lines, the echoes from the PA system, and even the umps." Monjes has played in 1590 games with a .277 career batting average and 1578 hits. He has also scored 886 runs and driven in 585 runs with 53 home runs. |
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