Open letter to Prince Fielder
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Dear Prince,
I am sick and tired of your antics. This team will not win until that you either grow up or leave. From breaking bats in hissy fits at the plate after a popup last week to shoving around Manny Parra, your team's #3 starter, in the dugout tonight, you are wreckless and a danger to the winning ways that the team is trying to instill. Nobody cares if you're a vegetarian, nobody cares if you think the world is out to get you and at this pace I don't see you backing up your complaints about not getting a new contract last season. Get the chip off your shoulder, kid. You aren't worth the contract you have with that monkey on your back. Grow up.
Sincerely,
A frustrated Brewers fan
I am sick and tired of your antics. This team will not win until that you either grow up or leave. From breaking bats in hissy fits at the plate after a popup last week to shoving around Manny Parra, your team's #3 starter, in the dugout tonight, you are wreckless and a danger to the winning ways that the team is trying to instill. Nobody cares if you're a vegetarian, nobody cares if you think the world is out to get you and at this pace I don't see you backing up your complaints about not getting a new contract last season. Get the chip off your shoulder, kid. You aren't worth the contract you have with that monkey on your back. Grow up.
Sincerely,
A frustrated Brewers fan
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<< <i>Fielder was traded to the Yankees, eventually retired with career earnings of $47 million in salary alone, and moved his family to the largest, richest mansion in central Florida.
Now, it's all gone.
All the money, the mansion — even the loving family unit.
Fielder is in hiding, with process servers stalking him. He is not in contact with his family, and many attempts by The Detroit News to reach him failed.
Why?
"Gambling caused Cecil Fielder's empire to collapse," said Al Arostegui, the Realtor who sold the Fielders their 50-room palace in Melbourne, Fla., in 1995 for $3.7 million. >>
What a shame.
Check out this tidbit from 1999 .... again WOW
Cecil Fielder is a financial All-star
Julie E. Houston • Bankrate.com
Cecil Fielder is an MVP on the baseball field and with his personal finances.
Wow! It's not often that you are faced with a sports legend. From the minute Cecil Fielder stepped out of his limo, I was in awe. Standing next to him, I feel like a member of "Wizard of Oz" Lollypop Guild. And then the glare from the 1996 Yankees World Series ring that adorns his right hand caught my eye. I ask if I can take a closer look. "Isn't it a beauty?" Fielder says with a grin from ear to ear. It sure is.
After spending my morning with Fielder, I came back to the office bragging to my sports cohort, Michael Abramowitz, that I -- the second baseman who needs a play-by-play explanation on the softball field -- touched a World Series ring.
So I admit it. Again, I was star struck. As Fielder's fans swooned, he graciously signed baseball cards, took pictures and autographed baseballs, on the sweet spot, of course. One fan announced, "Whenever I play VR Baseball '99 on my PlayStation, I pick you to hit and clean up. You look just like you do in the game. Do you ever play it?"
Fielder is obviously amused. Once your team has won the World Series, you've hit 319 career home runs and played in three All-star games, a grand slam on a video game is, well, child's play. But he takes it all in stride.
The head-to-head challenge
Once the questions about his career die down, it's my turn to ask the hard-hitting questions. Since he's the first professional athlete that I've had the chance to interview, I've convinced myself that his first job would have been playing ball. I was wrong.
Fielder knows what it's like to eat Ramen noodles on a tight budget. He's not ashamed to admit it. I am impressed by his modesty. "You realize that I make in a year what you probably make in a second?" I ask him. "I know, I know. I've been there," he replies.
Fielder started out pushing a broom for his dad's janitorial business in Los Angeles. "I was working for him from the time I could push a broom," he says.
College wouldn't have been an option for Fielder, had it not been for baseball. He received a baseball scholarship for University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but within a year, the Kansas City Royals signed him. Now he's a big time major league ball player raking in the big bucks, right? Au contraire mon fraire. Apparently, Major League Baseball doesn't quite work like that. He was given a plane ticket and sent to the minor leagues and paid a $600 monthly salary from June through September. "Once the season was over, I was back to pushing a broom."
That must stink. With no multimillion dollar signing bonus, you'd think that he would have been upset that he was back working where he started. "I'm not depressed about any type of job," he retorts. Even I can't say that, and I spent a summer serving ice cream for the local Dairy Queen while sporting a sun visor indoors.
And he's not the artist formerly known as, either
During his minor league years, he wasn't making enough to start any kind of savings plan. He got married and had a son, Prince. (Note to self: Don't make any references to Michael Jackson's baby. It makes big baseball players unhappy.)
So, is Prince following in dad's footsteps? Well, the proud papa responds, "He can play ball." OK, now this is where the naïve reporter (that's me) chimes in, "Have you and your wife made any college savings plans for your children?" He again smiles his big grin and says, "I think that's taken care of." OK, I feel stupid.
Though Fielder is one of the most recognizable names in baseball and made millions in his years playing, he's no dummy with his money. "Get a financial adviser," he commands. Yes, sir. But he is quick to add that you must take responsibility for your own financial well being. "You have to take care of you. If you don't watch yourself, you'll end up broke."
And Fielder has seen colleagues go broke by trusting others to care for their money. "My accountant can't sign my checks. When the bills come, he puts them together for me; I look them over, write the checks and send them out. My wife can't even write checks on my account," he adds. But he also points out that his wife is in charge.
Homes, cars and gospel networks
The secret to Fielder's success and money know-how stretch far beyond keeping his John Hancck to himself. He's invested in some real estate, including two houses in Florida, one in Dallas and the homes he bought for his mother and in-laws. "Real estate is a good investment, because you always get your money back," he says. He has backed off on some of his purchases though, because he admits he just couldn't keep up with it all.
His latest investments include his recent partnership with several other stars such as Evander Holyfield and Marlon Jackson in purchasing Atlanta-based MBC Gospel Network and his big splurges on classic cars. Check out some of his beauties at Big Daddy's Classics.
You won't, however, see Fielder in a yellow coat on Wall Street. He won't play the stock market. "I don't want to get into something I don't understand," he says. "But I always take a peek at what the market is doing. We all should have a vested interest in it."
All of my preconceived notions about pro athletes have flown out the window after meeting Cecil Fielder. He's friendly, intelligent and knows what he's talking about when it comes to money. But that's a lot easier to do when you are a star.
-- Posted: June 14, 1999
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<< <i>"Nobody cares if you're a vegetarian" Just remember "cake ain't meat!"
LOL! Exactly!
<< <i> Dear Prince,
I am sick and tired of your antics. This team will not win until that you either grow up or leave. From breaking bats in hissy fits at the plate after a popup last week to shoving around Manny Parra, your team's #3 starter, in the dugout tonight, you are wreckless and a danger to the winning ways that the team is trying to instill. Nobody cares if you're a vegetarian, nobody cares if you think the world is out to get you and at this pace I don't see you backing up your complaints about not getting a new contract last season. Get the chip off your shoulder, kid. You aren't worth the contract you have with that monkey on your back. Grow up.
Sincerely,
A frustrated Brewers fan >>
I feel for you Gumby. I was just watching the video on ESPN. Fielder should be suspended and he should have handled his problem with Parra in the locker room. I think Parra was pizzed that Fielder's stomache was unable to stop the ball he missed before their dougout incident. lol
According to ESPN this morning, Fielder was pissed that he was headed to the clubhouse rather than staying on the bench. Good reason to slap your pitcher in the face. No wonder he and his father are estranged. Apple didn't fall far from the tree.
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<< <i>Manny Para reportedly waved a large polish sausage in Prince's face.....drooling ensued. teeth gnashed. >>