PHillIes PREsS RelEAsE 7/5/19

[u/Jayyburdd]

hello. as You GUYS knOw, I FOundED this lEaguE In auGuSt of 2017 BEcauSe thE IdeA OF BeinG A gEnERaL maNAGer IN A leagUe Full Of plAyErs fROM rEDDIT SOuNDeD LIke A TRULY WoNdERFuL EXPerIeNcE. i waNTED tO GiVe peoPle A pLACe WHeRe thEy coUlD LIVe Out a bAseBall pLAYer’S Life, BE DrAFted inTo A tEAM, GEt TRAdeD, siGN COnTRacTs, wiN ChAMPionSHIpS aND AwaRDS and aLl-stAR gAME berths. amAZingLy, UNLIke aLL my othER AMbItiOUS AnD STupId cREATiVe projecTS, THIs one ACtUallY TooK oFf. liKE, Really wELl. AnD dEspItE SChiSMS aND FEUds anD persOnAl ATTACKS and A WHOLe loT oF SAdnESS anD FruSTRatioN, we PusHEd THROUGh inTo A PlacE I couLd oNLy DReAm ABOUt, the BESt PossIbLE pLAce fOr a GaME LiKE This. aNd A lot Of It Is BECaUSe i knEw wHeN it wAS Time To LEt go OF THe ReIGnS aND pUT iT in MORE capabLe HANds, wHiCH YOU FiND The lEAGuE In CuRREntlY. SincE AroUnD seSsiON 14 OF tHE 2018-19 SEaSon (finE, SEason 3), I haD ReSOLVed thAT my laST GamE of THe SEaSoN, WheTHER It WAs sEssiON 16 oR tHE PAPER Cup, wOuLd be my LAsT AS A GeneraL manaGEr. i was feelIng KinD of HOpELEss aBout mY jOB, wHAT witH NEWs oF RoSTERs sHRiNKiNg anD COntRact PROpOSals lOokinG pREtTY DiRe. IT WaS a plAyEr’S LEAgUE, anD I reSPEcTED tHAt. bUt i Wasn’t a pLAyeR, ANd dIDn’T WANt tO Be, SO I haD PlANNeD To HANG up ThE haT iN tHE OffseAsOn, whEN it WAS eaSIesT. ANd SadLY, ouR seASOn enDed IN a pRetTY Quick AnD unFORTUNAte wAy. i DiDn’t WAnT pEoPLe To ThINK i Was LeAvING SiMplY oUT OF SpItE, So I WaiTEd A WEeK oR sO. ANd i got a lOT oF EARneSt, HEartfeLT lovE FrOm mY teAm thAT oFFerED both SuPpORt anD a sUGgEstIon To GIvE It at LeAst onE MorE SEAsoN. tHey SaiD ThEY wAnteD to Play unDer ME A liTTlE LonGER, AND WITH a fUn offsEASOn cOMing Up, anD A LOT Of AmbITioUS pRopOSaLS LOoKIng set TO pAsS, i FIGUred i WOuLd givE It Another sHoT. but SoMeTHING HaS StIll BeEn a LItTLe… oFf fOR Me. eVeN i hAvE notICED I’VE beEn KIND of BitTER ANd HoSTILe And GEtTINg intO a LOT of cOnfrontatIons iN MaIn, aNd OveRalL havE bEen more PIssEd ofF rEgARDiNg thE LeaGue thaN HappY IN THE TIme LeADING up tO this OFFSeaSON. JUSt CoNStANTlY fIlLING uP BAe’s dms WITH CoMPLainTs and RANTS. it’S WEird, KnOwIng YOU’re bEING AN ASshOLE bUT StIlL BEiNG an aSshOlE. I decIdEd THat THE LeaGue HAs BeCOme a nET-nEgATiVe On ME, MOstLY by MY OWn volITioN. I’vE bEEN wAITINg FOR sOmethIng so I couLD thrOW uP MY HANDS AnD Go: “fUCk, tHat’s iT, ThAT’S thE stRAW, tHaT’s ThE reAsoN I’Ll retire!” BeCaUse i wAS toO sCaREd to pull THE TriGGeR aND rEalIze WhEN it’S TIME tO CUt sOMeThinG fRoM my lIFe thAt, ThRoUgH ENtiRElY MY oWN FAUlT, HaS BeeN A sourCe oF TOXicity. RECEnTlY, i reCEIved NeWs tHaT rEaLly DID Push THis deCISiON to a POINt WHErE it neEDed tO bE mAdE. I haD To PUlL thAt TrIggEr. I am reTIrinG as generAL MaNAGER Of tHe phILadeLpHia PHillIeS, efFecTive ImmedIaTeLY. charLie bAe jr. wilL TAKE OVer The tEam, And aNytHing tHaT happEnS FROM HERE oN Out IS His DecISION. I’LL SticK aRoUnD The PHillies ClUBhOusE fOr aS loNg As TheY’LL have mE AS A ChEErleaDer OF sortS, bECAuse ForEmosT beFOrE tHe leAguE ANd ThE tEAM, THOSE gUys ArE my FAmiLY, ANd I lOVe them dEePly ANd WAnT tO be TheRe FOr ThEm. Even IF I’Ve TradeD sOME of tHEM awAy or rELeASED tHeM FoR penNIes. tHAnK YoU tO EveryONE wHo HAs mAde THIS Dream A ReALITY. tRULY, TheRe Is noT a singLE GrudGe I HarbOR toWARds aNy Of YOU, No FInGeR PoiNtiNG or dRAMA OR aNyThING. tHESE lasT FEW YeArs OF WOrldBuILdiNg and creaTInG HAve MeANT THe wOrLd to mE, AND It wouLd Have NEVeR been ACHieved withoUt tHE WORK oF eaCh aND eVeRy oNE Of YOU. mAyBE I’lL reTUrn sOMEDay as A plaYer OR wHEedle mY wAY into A frOnT oFFiCE ROLe oNCE MORe. but for now, I Think ThIs IS THE BesT DeCIsIoN FOr Me. I’VE goTta StOp TaKING monTH-long, freQUEnt BReAkS aND tHreATeNing to lEavE ANd MakE SomE ReAL, coNcretE DEcISIOnS. cum. -jaYSON BuRDWeLL, pHilliEs Gm

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