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San Jose Announces Bridges Will Retire Wednesday, April 24th , 2002 Tommy Bridges is hanging up his spikes at the end of the season. Bridges, a 38-year-old veteran, told the San Jose Bees that he will be retiring. "I loved playing a kid's game and getting paid well to do it. I loved the travel and the attention ballplayers get," he said. "But, what I'm really going to miss are a lot of the little things that go on behind the scenes. I'm going to miss playing on perfectly mowed grass each day. That's our stage, and a bunch of anonymous groundskeepers made that happen each week." The native of Gordonsville, Virginia showed an obvious love for the game as he reflected on the sport. "My bat representative ... I would talk to him and next thing I'd have brand new bats. I loved the perfectly straight chalk lines, the echoes from the PA system, and even the umps." The 38-year-old Bridges has 53 appearances in his career. He has thrown 249.1 innings with 170 strikeouts and no saves. His won-lost record is 10-10 and his ERA stands at 4.87. |
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