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Wilson, being the “good soldier” issued an apology for his comments.
“Some of my comments were pretty harsh,” he said. “I definitely don’t want to be the guy who is butting heads with the organization or trying to cause any type of negativity, so I apologize.
“When you are here in the moment and you’re talking to guys and everyone is bummed out, you maybe lose your head a little bit and vent. A lot of the things I said, I thought about … and they were pretty inaccurate,” he said.
Wilson, if you are out there and are reading this post—YOU DIDN’T NEED TO APOLOGIZE TO ANYONE. Why should you apologize for wanting to win? Why should you apologize for saying what is on your mind and for all intents and purposes, being right?
Nothing you said was inaccurate. When a team has 16 losing seasons in a row, and you have been involved in nine of those seasons—you have the right to be critical of management. If a clothing store or any company for that matter was considered failing by their standards, they would be out of business.
You didn’t “want to cause any type of negativity?” Don’t worry, that negativity was already caused when the Pirates drafted Bryan Bullington, a projected No. 3 starter with the first pick in the 2002 draft.
Wilson has a club option with the Pirates for 2010 for $8.4 million. That option will 100 percent not be picked up, thus making him a free agent. Perhaps Wilson will go to a team where he doesn’t need to apologize for wanting to win.
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