This is actually the quote of yesterday, but here’s Jayson Werth, talking about his contributions to the Nationals. Some of which he believes to be over and above the .223/.326/.390 line he has put up thus far:
I’d like to think that, me just being here, you know, is enough. I don’t even have to take a bat out there.
I used to feel that way about me at the law firm. And then when it came time for the partnership vote I learned that — surprise surprise — performance mattered a bit more than I would have liked.
A shame, really.
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- Old Gator - Jun 30, 2011 at 10:34 AM
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You theenk maybe he brought his karma weeth heem?
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- ditto65 - Jun 30, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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Wow. Someone seems a bit full of himself.
And Craig, I always figured you didn’t become a partner because of your contrarian nature, not your work product.
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- Craig Calcaterra - Jun 30, 2011 at 10:54 AM
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“Performance” is a complicated word when it comes to the practice of law. The work product itself — the writing, the advocacy skills, the courtroom stuff — was pretty good, in my view (and even in the view of the people who told me to get lost).
Case management and client service/development were problems, however, I will freely admit. A lot of that had to do with my contrarian nature. A lot of it had to do with my occasionally crappy interpersonal skills. A lot of it had to do with the general burnout I was experiencing and motivation problems.
If my partnership candidacy doesn’t coincide with late 2008′s economic meltdown I may have skated on the “he’s a nice guy who can write a good brief and take a good deposition” basis on which many skated before me, but when tough decisions had to be made, passing me over and gently booting me out the door was a pretty easy decision to make. And frankly, I didn’t blame them for making it at the time and still don’t blame for it. I wouldn’t have made me partner either.
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- Old Gator - Jun 30, 2011 at 12:17 PM
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“Performance” is a complicated word when it comes to spam filtering too.
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- Glenn - Jun 30, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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So what you are saying is that you have the personality of a blogger?
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- mox19380 - Jun 30, 2011 at 10:41 AM
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Well it was going to be a tough road for Werth without the protection of the Phillies lineup and even more so after Zimmerman went down… I would definitely recommend he take a bat up there. I doubt the Lerner’s want to pay $18mill for leadership
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- Jonny 5 - Jun 30, 2011 at 10:47 AM
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Neanderthal!
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- cur68 - Jun 30, 2011 at 10:47 AM
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Leadership? Werth? JAYSON Werth? Jayson Richard Gowan WERTH?
*eye roll*
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- mercyflush - Jun 30, 2011 at 10:53 AM
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I think Werth is right actually. He doesn’t have to take a bat out there to help the team. In fact, he would actually be helping the team in a major way if he didn’t have any atbats. .390 SLG from the middle of the lineup? ouch.
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- Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - Jun 30, 2011 at 10:54 AM
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Espinosa and Morse are the best hitters on that team right now. You’re like…who? Exactly.
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- rjb23 - Jun 30, 2011 at 11:07 AM
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How many of his teammate’s wives has he slept with so far?
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- 12strikes - Jun 30, 2011 at 11:24 AM
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Stay Classy Jason!
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- aceshigh11 - Jun 30, 2011 at 11:33 AM
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Man, you can’t make a quote like that up.
How does one get that out of touch with reality? Is it the money and celebrity that warps one’s sense of decorum and proportion?
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- deathmonkey41 - Jun 30, 2011 at 1:43 PM
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I think Jason gets out of touch with reality down a more organic road than money or celebrity.
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- FC - Jun 30, 2011 at 11:37 AM
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Jayson Werth is the new Denny Crane. He just needs to walk into the batter’s box and yell at the pitcher: “JAYSON WERTH”
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- jamie54 - Jun 30, 2011 at 11:57 AM
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Can we now add this year’s stats to his ‘book’ compiled by Boras and say how terrible he’s been next time he’s up for a new contract? Oh, forget that, with this deal there’s no doubt he’ll never have to play again after it’s over so really, what does he care now?
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- xmatt0926x - Jun 30, 2011 at 2:28 PM
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Werth is just plain drunk. Those comments are just rediculous. He was always a little strange with the Phillies and maybe a little arrogant but this takes the cake. Even at his best he’s only a .270, 27 hr, 85 rbi kind of guy and his presence alone is enough? Man, talk about a guy who believes the Boras bullshit machine. Ryan Zimmerman must be vomiting as he reads those quotes and sees that awful contract.
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- schmedley69 - Jun 30, 2011 at 6:45 PM
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Jayson Werth once knocked in 99 runs in a season. Show some respect for the future Hall of Famer.
