Cowboy Down: Millar Doesn't Get It

Through Peter Schmuck, who has the worst blog pics of himself, comes an upset Kevin Millar:

"I told Dave Trembley (with Millar at right) a month and a half ago, 'Listen, I'm 37 years old. I'm ready to make that transition and do whatever I can do to help the young guys. If that means playing against left-handers, coming off the bench, whatever.' I told him I'm ready to do whatever I need to do. They decided to go in a different direction, which is surprising to me. I'm not talking about this to sell myself. I'm low risk. I'm a one-year deal. I haven't been on the disabled list in awhile. I get along with everybody. "To me, when a team says that, it's a little frustrating. I mean, what direction are the Orioles going in differently? If they sign Ty Wigginton tomorrow, or they were talking about Richie Sexson early on ... those guys are great players, too, but you have a guy who's already comfortable and knows the personnel inside, so what different direction would you go?"

I completely understand a baseball player who wants to play and believes they can still contribute.  It's human nature to believe that you're still useful even if you're well past your prime.  I would imagine it would be difficult to succeed in baseball

without

having that type of blind ambition. I don't think I've ever heard an argument as bad as this, though.  Millar, of the 87 OPS+ Millars, feels that he's a better option for the Orioles than Ty Wiggington, of the 128 OPS+ Wiggingtons, because he's a "guy who's already comfortable and knows the personnel inside."  Does that make up for 41 points in OPS+? He was better against lefties but not enough to justify a salary anywhere near his $3.8 million salary from last year.