Thanks for the memories, Eric

It's official, Eric Gagne is no longer a Dodger. He signed a one year contract with the Texas Rangers worth 6 mln USD plus performance-based incentives.

Wow, no longer "Welcome to the jungle", when the bullpen door slams open.

And then again, when you consider how much time Gagne spent off the field while being on the Dodgers payroll in the last two years, you can't help but wonder why he turned down the apparent Colletti deal for 4 mln for a year... It's only (I know, in the baseball superstars' world), it's only two frigging million dollars, while Eric has been paid 10 mln for riding the pine at Chavez only this year!

Talk about home discount.

And no, I'm not putting this one on Boras. Gagne has his head straight and he sure knows which side his bread is buttered on, I just thought a notion of team loyalty wasn't as outworn with him as with any other free agent around these days.

Silly me.

Then again, good luck in Texas, Eric. And thanks for the memories. Just not the most recent ones.