[情報]Wells plans to retire

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TEMPE, Ariz. -- When Vernon Wells' seven-year, $126 million contract comes to
an end in two years, so will his baseball career. The Angels outfielder, owed
$42 million over the next two seasons, plans to retire at the end of 2014,
even though he'll be only 35.

He's got two good reasons: One is 10, the other is 7, and both are boys.

"My kids," Wells said Monday morning. "It'll be time to invest more in their
lives. I've gone through this for long enough. My thoughts right now as a
family is to be done after two years, enjoy them, get to be there for them in
those years where they're going to need their dad every day, not just every
now and then."

Wells still loves the game, but is eager to return to his home in Southlake,
Texas, long-term so he can be a full-time father.

He also has an interesting career route he's eager to pursue: ownership.

Wells, who will end up grossing close to $150 million as a ballplayer, wants
to own a Major League team someday. In fact, the plan is to partner with
former Angels outfielder Torii Hunter. The two live about 45 minutes apart in
Texas and both figure to retire at the same time, since Hunter's two-year,
$26 million contract with the Tigers will take him up to age 39.

The plan is to start with a Minor League franchise, like Angels owner Arte
Moreno did, and then get the ball rolling from there.

"It's definitely something we're interested in doing once we're both done
playing," Wells said. "It's fun, man. Instead of playing fantasy GM, you're
actually putting together your own team and learning what it takes to pretty
much make money in an organization, especially in the Minor Leagues. Because
sometimes you're only going to get 500, 600 people in a game, but you have to
figure out ways to get fans in the stands. That's part of the business."

Wells studies the game from both the on-field and business perspectives. It's
something that has consumed him ever since he was cast as the Blue Jays'
player representative as a 23-year-old in 2002, the year Major League
Baseball avoided a strike at the very last minute.

Wells respects the way George Steinbrenner built an empire in New York, but
equally admires the way those in smaller markets have methodically built
through their farm systems.

Someday, he hopes to follow in those footsteps.

And he plans to start in a couple years.

"It won't be easy," Wells said of retirement. "I don't think it's ever easy
for somebody to say bye to something they've loved from the time that they
can pick up a ball, but there's plans that I have once I'm done playing and
it'll give me a chance to start pursuing them. But the most important thing
is just being there with my family on a day-to-day basis. I've put them
through a lot, just all the traveling and everything. That's the biggest
thing."

心得: 史上最貴板凳 要退休了?!

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