`I'M !@#%^* TIRED OF THIS...' PEREZ ANGRY ABOUT REHAB ASSIGNMENT.Byline: Brian The name Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) comes from an Irish backround. It is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high"[1]. Dohn Staff Writer JUPITER, Fla. - The Dodgers said Carlos Perez took the news well of his being sent on a minor-league rehab stint. However, after the left-hander offered a different view during a profanity-laced explanation Monday, one wonders what Perez would have said if he was upset. ``It's always something new here and I'm getting tired,'' said Perez, who had a bone spur Bone spur Also called an osteophyte, it is an outgrowth or ridge that forms on a bone. Mentioned in: Cervical Disk Disease, Cervical Spondylosis bone spur removed from his shoulder in September. ``I'm (expletive) ready, no question. That's why I'm upset. They better wake up because I don't want eat (garbage garbage: see solid waste. ) here like the past two years. I don't want to (expletive) put my head down and hear what they say. I can (expletive) talk, too. ``No one's going to (expletive) with me this year. Nobody. I'm (expletive) tired of this (garbage) here. (Expletive) tired.'' Manager Jim Tracy
But Perez, whose $7.5 million salary in 2001 is guaranteed, said he doesn't plan on waiting a month to return to the major leagues. And he doesn't want to return to the Dodgers as a reliever, citing his desire to start, particularly because he'll be a free agent after the season. ``They have to find me a spot (in the rotation) because I don't want to (expletive) pitch as a reliever anywhere,'' said Perez, who was told of the situation Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. . ``If I pitch as a reliever, I'd rather (expletive) retire. I don't want to see that (garbage) no more.'' Perez said he would accept the rehab stint, but he doesn't want to be in Las Vegas for a month. ``They want me to pitch into the sixth inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. , so maybe it would take three games,'' Perez said. ``I don't think I need to be there for a month. If they're going to do something, they better do something before May, or whatever. I'm (expletive) tired. I'm tired of it. Maybe I'll (expletive) retire after this year because I'm (expletive) tired. Now my arm is OK and now I'm want to (expletive) pitch.'' Perez said he liked Tracy and didn't hold general manager Kevin Malone
Kevin Malone is a fictional character from the US television series, The Office. He is played by Brian Baumgartner. responsible for the situation, but he added he plans on speaking with Adam Katz Katz , Bernard 1911-2003. German-born British physiologist. He shared a 1970 Nobel Prize for the study of nerve impulse transmission. , his agent. Perez said if he remains in the minors for a period he deems to be too long, he'll ask Katz to pressure the Dodgers into trading him. But that's much easier said than done. Malone spent the offseason trying to trade Perez, but there were no takers. His salary, coupled with his surgery and a 7-18 mark and 6.28 ERA the last two seasons, make it nearly impossible to make a trade. ``I don't understand his disappointment or frustration,'' Malone said. ``As far as being angered by it, he should understand we're doing what's best for him. A lot of times we have to make the decisions that are best, and sometimes particular players don't understand it. ``He's had issues on and off the field that we've had to deal with, so I think this organization has really done everything we can to support him, both on and off the field. We've always tried to help him and do what's in his best interest.'' Since signing a three-year deal for $15.6 million before the 1999 season, Perez has been awful on the field, arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and missed a start after reportedly hurting his knee during a night on the town in Montreal. And during the first road trip last season, Perez expressed his displeasure with the Dodgers because they sent him to the minors, though he was recalled a few days later to pitch because of injuries. Perez missed a week this spring when he went to the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. for a few days and then was ill upon his return. However, the Dodgers are hopeful he'll pitch well enough in Las Vegas to pique the interest of other clubs. Otherwise, the possibility exists the Dodgers would release Perez after his rehab stint. ``What we're talking about here is a situation where, from a communication standpoint The Standpoint is a newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands. It was originally published under the name Pennysaver, largely as a shopping-coupon promotional newspaper, but since emerged as one of the most influential sources of journalism in the , we've done our very best to make it crystal clear as to what our intentions are,'' Tracy said. ``But it's also a situation where I have no interest in getting into a tiff (Tagged Image File Format) A widely used bitmapped graphics file format developed by Aldus and Microsoft that handles monochrome, gray scale, 8-and 24-bit color. in the newspapers when we feel like we've done everything we can possibly can do to make sure the understanding is there, as far as with our stance with the player and doing everything we possibly can to map out this situation for him.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Dodgers left-hander Carlos Perez has been sent to Las Vegas as part of a rehab program. Jack Dempsey/Associated Press |
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