Something is not right

I have been thinking about this for a few weeks and I still can not get it out of my head. I know that I have talked about it in podcast 3 at www.u3ponline.com but the retirement of Ken Griffey Jr. is not sitting right with me. He was the greatest player of the nineties and a future hall of famer. I have a few nagging questions. Why no news conference? Why even play this season if this was an option? Why leave your fans feeling like something is incomplete? I have a few guesses on my first question, maybe he wasn't leaving on his own accord. Maybe the team decided that his time was done and he was a told to retire or he would be released. Maybe, as I have said before, he was facing so sort of suspension. This theory would have a little more validity if he actually conducted a news conference or maybe he didn't do it because he could not lie to his fans. I really don't understand why he would play this season if retirement was an option 50 games in. Why put yourself through the off season regiment and spring training? The true answer for all of this lies in my personal feelings. I feel like I have missed on something. I feel jaded of an ending fit for the king of the nineties.

To error is human

One of the more impressive feet's as a team has happened this season. Through 50 games the Minnesota Twins have committed only 12 errors. The previous record in this time span was 17. The Twins have two positions that have not committed an error, first and third base. What is impressive about third base is that 5 different players have maned this position. The only draw back for third is that they are getting zero production at the plate. Punto is great defensively but he really is only good for a sacrifice bunt. Look for the Twins to try to upgrade this position with a Mike Lowell type player or Mike Lowell.
You wonder with the Willis trade to the Diamondbacks if Arizona has starting to panic. A team that many (including myself) thought would contend this year has been awful. Most of that has to do with pitching. Willis is a former NL rookie of the year and can swing the bat. However he has had serious command issues in the last 3 years. In a way I like the gamble that they are taking. They really didn't have to give up anything (Buckner who has been awful) and the Tigers are picking up most of his salary. I cant help but to think that this guy needed some time in the minors with little to no pressure to work some stuff out.