Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: It's insane that he'd retire so close to 700 homers. He must have been told that no other team would take him. More likely, that the Yankees had no intention of releasing him and allowing another team to take him and give him that opportunity on their dime. Tell me he couldn't outplay Ty Kelly if lined up exclusively against lefties. I thought it was pretty over-the-top for the Yankees to force him to eat a plate of shit for the assembled media. What a disaster. I hope he gets his release and then says, "Oh, wait, I changed my mind," signs with the Blue Jays, and goes nuts.