Interview with Kerry Wood - an ArmchairGM.com EXCLUSIVE
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by user Demonboy
I have done the impossible! I was able to get an EXCLUSIVE interview with none other than Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kerry Wood!!
Demonboy Thank you Kerry for setting time aside for this.
Kerry Wood: Oh no problem man. Glad to be here.
DB: Kerry, I’ve watched you since you came into the majors. In the beginning, you were well on your way to have an amazing career. What happened?
KW: What do you mean?
DB: Well, these last few years have been…. well… very disappointing. It seems like you’re always on the DL.
KW: (snickers) Oh. That’s easy, abuse.
DB: Abuse?
KW: Yeah these mother (expletive) coaches think they know everything. But actually, they don’t know jack (expletive)! They feel that 120 pitches aren’t enough. We’re (Cubs) winning the game 7-3 in the 6th and I’ve already thrown 115 balls. Instead of taking me out of the (expletive) game, they leave my tired (expletive) ass in there and pitch into the 8th. Dusty Baker is a (expletive) moron! Rothschild is supposed to have my back. He’s our pitching coach. He’s supposed to look out for our best interest. Does he? No! He sits on his fat lazy (expletive) ass and doesn’t say a (expletive) thing!
DB: Kerry, relax! This is for a family sports site.
KW: Sorry. They (coaches) just piss me off. There’s good old Busty Faker, I mean Dusty Baker that puts in ‘his boys’ instead of the best possible team. We have a pitching coach that only played in 7 games in the MLB. He (Rothschild) spent the rest of his career in the minors. The (expletive) minors! You also have Jim Hendry. He’s got his head stuck up so far in Baker’s ass he can tell what Baker had the night before for dinner. Mark (Prior) feels the same way. All this is one of the main reasons why I chose to have the surgery. You can’t trade a player that’s on the DL and I don’t have to work with either of those (expletive).
DB: (jokingly) Is there anything else you want to get off your chest?
KW: (laughs) No, I think I’m good for now.
DB: This is the last year of your contract. Would you like to resign with the Cubs or do you want to test the free agency?
KW: It all depends.
DB: On what?
KW: I hate to beat a dead horse but it all depends if Baker is here or not. If he isn’t then yes I would like to stay here. I love this city and I love this team… well, most of them anyways.
DB: Most of them?
KW: I’m not going to go into specifics, but there are a couple in the clubhouse I can’t stand.
DB: Hypothetically, if Baker is still here where do you see yourself next year?
KW: My number one choice would be Detroit. I like what’s going on over there. They have a great team and a great manager. Outside of that, maybe Milwaukee or Houston just so I can come back here 9 times a year and shove my pitches down Baker’s throat.
DB: With your season ending surgery coming up, do you see yourself coming back next year and try to start again or possibly becoming a closer? When you did relieve, you were dominate.
KW: I would like start but we’ll see what happens. I wouldn’t mind relieving but if I have to, would like to close no doubt.
DB: Well I’m hearing that infamous click on the line like it’s time to wrap this up. I really do appreciate this.
KW: Yeah, I heard it too.
DB: It’s been a pleasure talking to you. Thank you.
KW: Same here. You’re welcome & take care.
DB: You too. (hangs up the phone).
Date
Sat 07/22/06, 7:53 am EST
