Is Cody Ross bitter about the Giants?
I just read a couple of articles about Cody Ross and how he’s feeling now that he’s with the Boston Red Sox (he signed a one-year, $3 million dollar deal with them last month).
It’s late as I’m writing this so maybe I’ve just had a long day and I’m tired. But, man, it sure seems like Ross is bitter about the way things turned out for him in San Francisco.
In one article, by Steve Buckley of the Boston Herald, Ross practically calls Giants general manager Brian Sabean a liar:
“Sabean told me that’s not why they got me, but I know that it was. He said, ‘Contrary to what you may hear, we wanted you. We wouldn’t have put a claim on you if we didn’t.’ I said, ‘I don’t care. I’m here. Let’s go. I’ll do anything you want me to do.’ “
Ross is talking about the reason the Giants plucked him off the waiver wire in August of 2010. And he’s obviously sticking to his story that San Francisco was more interested in blocking the San Diego Padres from acquiring him than picking up a sixth outfielder.
“They already had five outfielders. I was coming in as the sixth outfielder. When I got there I wasn’t playing, and I was saying to myself, ‘What’s going on?’ It was tough. I’ll be honest with you.”
Wow. Bitter much, Cody?
Rather than just walk away gracefully from the team that allowed him to win a World Series ring, Ross is blabbing his mouth all around Beantown talking about how much better it is in Boston.
In a Boston.com article by Nick Cafardo, Ross says:
“I’m really excited right now to be a part of an amazing organization, to know what these guys are all about. That’s what I want to do. Great group of guys. Looking forward to it… Boston is a great fit.”
Ross earned $6.3 million dollars with the Giants last year and originally stated that he wanted a three-year deal, then softened his demands to a two-year deal. When no one wanted to invest in him for longer than a year, he settled for a one-year contract.
In the Boston.com story, he goes on to say he chose the Red Sox over “several options” this off-season, including—apparently—the San Francisco Giants.
Maybe Cody is just one of those guys who knows what to say when the cameras are rolling. I mean, all you have to do is substitute the word ‘Boston’ for ‘San Francisco’ in the quote above and you have practically the same sound bite Ross gave when he first came to the Giants.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m grateful for the time we had The Boss. The Giants wouldn’t have won the World Series had Ross not took it to Roy Halladay and the Phillies the way he did in the NLCS. He will always be a big fan favorite in the Bay Area because of that.
But can you at least act like you’re a little bummed to not be a Giant anymore, Cody?
4 Responses to Is Cody Ross bitter about the Giants?
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Let’s face it, he blew his chance to stay with the Giants. I guess he thought 2 months of solid play entitles him to stick with the team forever, no matter how bad a player he became after those two months were up.
All of Cody’s posts on Facebook and Twitter are still nothing but positive and supportive of Giants’ fans and San Francisco, in general. So I’m not sure what to take from this article. Maybe he was taken out of context just a bit?
I don’t understand why you are twisting what Cody Ross said as something unreasonable. Why pile on a guy who is no longer on the team and helped them win a World Series with some key playoff hits? Cody is telling the truth. The Giants acquire get him to make sure the Padres didn’t. They did have too many outfielders and no one got consistent playing time, not just Ross. I personally think Ross played over his head with some of his post-season heroics. Lack of consistency plagued him through his career and he might have to admit that to himself. But the Giants under Bochy and Sabean jerk every position player around and I understand where Cody is coming from (moreso than I do Aaron Rowand, who may have been given too many opportunities to be out there, to justify his high salary). I wish the Giants would get a GM who would build a solid team instead of trying to find a bunch of mediocre spare parts for everyday players who are platooned and shuffled in and out of the line-up as Sabean has too often done. Along with getting rid of Bruce Bochy, who seems to pull his line-ups out of his behind and shows no consistency with his younger players, let alone the vets.
Fair point!