"They stuck 12 million dollars in our face and said, here, take this 12 million dollars. How despicable can you get?"When Pettitte left the Yankees after the 2003 season to sign with his hometown Astros, he felt unwanted by New York. This time, he felt unappreciated by Houston.
"We told the Astros we would do the same deal at $14 million," Hendricks said. "They have been stuck on $12 (million) and essentially said, 'Take it or leave it."'
They don't realize that the base 12 mil is already spent in charities and world-building projects. He needs the extra two mil to feed his family.
He needs two more million reasons to stay alive, is what I think.
This is really somewhat vile. Does this seem vile to anyone? I know it's bush to go all "Oh those rich fucking athletes", but... really. Underappreciated because they'll only pay you more money per year than 99.99% of everyone will ever have in their entire lifetime?
I dunno. I'm having a problem with that right now.
