A blogger for South Side Sox gets an autograph from Jake Peavy, then later that day runs into him at a bar. They have a nice conversation about the team:
I ask him if he’s all settled in with the rest of the team. He says that he is and that, “They’re a good group of guys.” I mention all of the rumors about him going to the Cubs and ask how he felt about eventually winding up with the team on the other side of town. He smiled, shook his head, and said, “I’d much rather play for a blue collar team like the Sox.” (Inside I was doing a massive fist pump.) He added that he “wanted to go to a team where winning was the priority.”
Once again, I told him that I was looking forward to having him at the top of our starting rotation and that our pitching was going to be really awesome. He nodded and said, “Not too many people around the league know about Danks and Floyd, but they’re great.” He took a quick drink, and without me bringing up anything about it said, “We’re trying to get Adrian Gonzalez right now too.” I was like…”Really? I heard about that, but didn’t know if it was true.” He nodded and took another drink. After that I told him that I didn’t want to bother him too much, thanked him for the conversation, and went back to my booth. I had another beer and about 30 minutes later my friends and I decided to leave. On my way out I approached him again, shook his hand, and told him to have a good night. His final words to me were, “Hey man, it was a pleasure meeting you.”
Peavy also had a great line at the autograph session about pitching at US Cellular Field. Adrian Gonzalez, I suspect, would love hitting there.
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