Well, let me tell ya ’bout this fella, Sergio Mitre. I ain’t no fancy baseball expert, mind you, just tellin’ it like I see it.
Sergio Mitre, Who’s He?
This Sergio fella, he played baseball, see? Big leagues, they say. Pitched the ball, like them fellas do on TV. Played for a good few years, eight seasons they tell me. That’s a long time to be throwin’ that ball, I reckon.
- Played for a Few Teams: He wasn’t stickin’ to just one place, no sir. Four different teams, they say. Yankees, Cubs… some others I can’t rightly recall. Jumpin’ around like a flea on a dog, he was.
- Wins and Losses: Now, this is where it gets a bit tricky. They say he had 13 wins. That don’t sound too bad, right? But then they tell ya he had 30 losses. Thirty! That’s a whole lot more losin’ than winnin’, ain’t it? My grandson loses a game, he cries. Thirty losses… I’d be bawlin’ like a baby.
The Pitchin’ Numbers, Whatever They Mean
They got all these numbers, see? ERA they call it. Somethin’ about earned runs. This Sergio fella, his ERA was 5.21. Sounds high to me. Like when the price of eggs goes up, higher ain’t good. And strikeouts, he had 265 of them. That sounds like a lot, I guess. Folks swingin’ and missin’, that’s what that means.
Startin’ Out Young
He was just a young whippersnapper when he started, only 22 years old. Broke into the big leagues with the Cubs back in 2003. That’s like… well, a long time ago now. Makes me feel old just thinkin’ about it. He started out in some place called Boise, playin’ in the minor leagues. Won eight games there, they say. Guess he was better back then.
Los Angeles Boy
Born in Los Angeles, this fella was. Big city. Probably lots of cars and noise. I ain’t never been to Los Angeles. Too busy milkin’ cows and tendin’ to the chickens, you know. But this Sergio, he went from Los Angeles to the big baseball stadiums. That’s somethin’, I suppose.
More Than Just Numbers, I Reckon
They got all these stats, see? Games played, innings pitched… all sorts of things. But it ain’t just about the numbers, is it? This Sergio fella, he played the game. He stood out there on that mound and threw that ball as hard as he could. Win or lose, he was out there givin’ it his all. That’s what matters, I think. Like workin’ on the farm. Some days the crops are good, some days they ain’t. But you keep on workin’ just the same.
Yankees and Cubs, Big Names
He played for the Yankees and the Cubs. Those are some famous teams, even I know that. See ’em on TV all the time. Big stadiums, lots of fans. Must’ve been excitin’, even with all them losses. My husband, he used to listen to the Yankees games on the radio. Said somethin’ about Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Guess this Sergio fella was tryin’ to be like them.
Relief Pitcher, They Say
They call him a relief pitcher. Comes in when the other fella’s tired, I guess. Like when you need a break from hoein’ the fields, someone else steps in. Important job, I reckon. Gotta keep the other team from scorin’ runs. Not always easy, seein’ as how he had 30 losses.
A Whole Career in Baseball
Eight seasons, four teams, wins and losses… that’s a whole career right there. Most folks don’t stick with one thing that long. Me, I been farmin’ my whole life. This Sergio, he stuck with baseball. Maybe he loved it, maybe he didn’t. But he did it. And that’s somethin’ to be said for it.
So, that’s Sergio Mitre, a fella who played baseball for a good while. Won some, lost a lot more. But he played the game, see? And that’s the long and short of it, as far as I can tell. Ain’t no fancy talk, just plain and simple. He played ball, and now he don’t. Life goes on, just like the seasons.
