Dallas Braden To Retire

[Johnnydollaz89]

Former Athletics starter Dallas Braden has decided to retire, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Braden has not thrown a professional pitch since 2011, but had intended to put on a showcase for teams this winter in hopes of getting a chance to work back.
Now 30, the southpaw had a stellar campaign for the A's back in 2010 as a 25-year-old. He put up a 3.50 ERA in 192 2/3 innings, capping things off by throwing a memorable perfect game. Braden was off to a nice start early in the 2011 campaign when he succumbed to a series of shoulder and rotator cuff issues. The A's allowed Braden to become a free agent before last season rather than tendering him arbitration.
Slusser reports that Braden's comeback plans were shelved when a recent MRI revealed that the damage was beyond fixing. “There is nothing left in there, it's just a shredded mess,” Braden told Slusser. “I left my arm on the mound at the Coliseum, and I'm okay with that."

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Shame his career was cut short because of that injury. Remember his perfect game like it was yesterday.

 

[gunnarthor]

Too bad but he had a nice career and made over 7m - hopefully he invested wisely.

 

[navamind]

Too bad but he had a nice career and made over 7m - hopefully he invested wisely.

Just sucks he got hurt when he did. Right after he had two nice seasons in 2009 and 2010.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

A's have always developed solid pitching, he was another one. Sucks he retired so young.

 

[steveringo]

Maybe they can invent the Dallas Braden surgery. Similar to TJ and the UCL replacement - a rotator cuff replacement??

 

[RaiderZar]

Coincidence his career & A(ss)-Rod's end pretty much at the same time??? GTFO my mound!!!

 

[BigDDude]

Dallas Braden, author of the 19th perfect game in MLB history, won only 25 other games.

$ 7.530 Mil for 26 MLB wins.

Feel sorry for him if you wish, but, I still wish I WAS him. What a life.......

 

[redseat]

Dallas Braden, author of the 19th perfect game in MLB history, won only 25 other games.

$ 7.530 Mil for 26 MLB wins.

Feel sorry for him if you wish, but, I still wish I WAS him. What a life.......

One way to look at it but players get that a year everyday though... So it's not that much in the grand scheme of things

 

[BigDDude]

One way to look at it but players get that a year everyday though... So it's not that much in the grand scheme of things

It took me 18 years of work to earn $ 1 mil, so I will always look at these things through jealous eyes.

 

[redseat]

It took me 18 years of work to earn $ 1 mil, so I will always look at these things through jealous eyes.

So will I. I haven't earned a million yet. I was just comparing that to all sports players not to us regular folks.

 

[mrthenatural2119]

He's another pitcher who threw a perfect game and then fell off the map.