“Why would I close such a special time in 15 years that I spent here? There’s for me nothing to close?” There’s nothing to close for me here,” Freeman said. “I have no regrets and I’m not looking for closure. He wasn’t interested in getting into the details and he said that this weekend’s series won’t provide any closure because there is nothing to close. If Freeman was this attached to the Braves and to this city, then how is he still not with this franchise. It was impossible to watch Freeman forcing back tears through the entire press session without wondering, just how did we get here. The only thing that matters is winning and we went through a lot of up and downs in my 12 years and we reached the pinnacle last year of winning it all. When you get here and you put on a Braves jersey. And all you want to do is win because no kid thinks about a World Series, they just think about, I want to be in the big leagues. And then you get to the big leagues and then you just want to stay and then when you’re lucky and blessed enough to be able to stay, your whole mindset changes. “I think when you’re a kid, all you dream about is making it to the big leagues. “To me, that World Series ring is more than a ring,” Freeman said. Freeman was asked what that World Series ring will mean to him and obviously, it will be more than just a ring. If he thought the press conference was emotional, stepping out on the field may be something else entirely. That will never change.”įreeman will receive his World Series championship ring in a pregame ceremony in front of a sell out crowd at Truist Park. I love the Braves organization with all my heart. Everyone who helped me be who I am today. Myrtle Beach and Pearl Mississippi in 2009 and Gwinnett. “The fans since I was 20 years old, the ones that saw me when I was 17 in the Gulf Coast League and Rome Georgia in 2008. This organization, the people, the media people who covered my family with grace and love over the last 12 years. I don’t know all the emotions, it’s hard to put into words. I was doing pretty good about an hour ago gosh. I can’t even look up at you guys because I don’t know how to get through it. “It’s hard to even look up at the people that I’ve been with for 15 years,” Freeman said as he fought back tears. For just over 15 minutes, a teary eyed Freeman explained what the Braves organization, the city and the fans meant to him. The press conference had a false start as Freeman entered the room, but then had to retreat to try and compose himself. “Give me a second, I don’t know if I can get through this”įreddie Freeman returned to Atlanta for the first time since signing with the Dodgers Friday and met with the media.
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