Comments on: Adrian Gonzalez on his future: “I’m not in control. God is.”

By: umrguy42

umrguy42 — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:21:08 +0000

Actually, Albert Pujols HAS essentially said “the front office is in control, not me”, and many of us Cardinal fans are calling BS on it – get in there, start throwing some numbers and terms around, and see what sticks. Sheesh.

By: dan1111

dan1111 — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:40:11 +0000

Gonzalez believes that God is at work in the events of his life. This is not unusual. Nor does it conflict with the fact that some of these events are “business.” I’m not sure what your objection is here, other than the general objection that nonbelief always has to belief.

I can imagine a hypothetical case in which his statement would be offensive. What if Gonzalez were a free agent right now, holding out for the richest contract, and made the same statement? Then he would be claiming that a crass business decision was really about faith. I would understand why people would object to this–as a Christian, I would object to it. However, this is not the case. Gonzalez was asked to speculate about a future that really is outside his control. He could get traded, he could get injured, or a thousand other things could happen. He chooses to trust that these things are in God’s hands.

There is no good reason to doubt his sincerity, nor did he make an “in your face” religious statement. I don’t understand the issue here.

By: The Baseball Idiot

The Baseball Idiot — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:19:01 +0000

God doesn’t roll dice with the universe, but I’ll bet he plays Strat-o-Matic.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:36:53 +0000

Except that would have made sense. If Adrian Gonzalez is into fatalism, that’s his business and his right. But that would imply divine control over much more than his playing future, and that doesn’t seem to be what he’s saying. I guess I just don’t get why people invoke deities when uncertainty is involved. Either you believe a supreme being is pulling the strings or you don’t. Not sure what’s going on with this sometimes stuff.

By: bowski72

bowski72 — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:32:40 +0000

What I’m tired of are stories / comments like these every time someone who has obviously read the bible comments that ultimately God is in control. It’s also obvious if you watch the Padres that God has in fact blessed this man. So why is it so hard to believe that God may have a plan for him? God may not like the Red Sox over the Padres, but I’d be willing to bet based on these comments that God loves Adrian Gonzales (as he does all of us). So why is it so hard to fathom that God may play a role into him landing in the place that is best for him. And if you think God is too busy to care about a single individuals life, then you don’t have a good grasp on how big / magnificient God is.

By: mcsnide

mcsnide — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:16:56 +0000

My personal deity of choice is the Flying Spaghetti Monster, but I don’t have a problem with Gonzalez on this. If he had said, “I’m not in control; the guys in the front office are, so I’m just living my life and what comes, comes”, we’re not having this conversation.

By: bc666

bc666 — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:14:20 +0000

God isn’t in control….Gonzale’s agent will be after 2011.

By: crankyfrankie

crankyfrankie — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:45:15 +0000

I think God has enough to worry about now with I don’t know war, world hunger, mans inhumanity to man, to concern himself/herself with an above average first baseman becoming a millionaire 120 times over.

By: cnitkowski

cnitkowski — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:56:04 +0000

Doesn’t he mean he’s not in control for 2011? He has no control of where he plays next season and therefore as a man of faith trusts that God will put him where He wants him, SD or someplace else. I think the “beyond that” was misunderstood. Beyond him wanting to be in SD he has no control of the other 29 places he may play next season.

By: icanspeel

icanspeel — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:24:04 +0000

What he means is maybe God will drop 100 million to the Padres to pay him to stay