Rick Peterson disappointed nobody, leaving us with some final metaphors.

I just want to say that I came here five years ago, and Fred and Jeff gave me a wonderful opportunity and I left open to come here to be with my kids on the east coast, its been wonderful and I thank them for the opportunity. They welcomed me into their home and homes go through renovations and sometimes you have to go through changes when things don’t go that well and I’m part of that change, I understand that, I grew up in a baseball business and I’m the hardwood floor thats getting ripped out and they’re going to bring in the Tuscany tile [laughs] and it will be great, my heart and soul is with every pitcher I dealt with here, I gave them my heart and soul, its that kind of relationship, and I am sad for that but I am also happy for them. There’s a lot of guys on the right track that I hope they stay on that track, there’s a lot of guys on the wrong track and I hope that Danny Warthen can get them back on track. This is a team that has underachieved and I think it will get back on track

I wear this bracelet because I am very in tuned with eastern philosophy and universal law, [points to bracelet] this is faith, this is compassion, equnimity and love. In the eastern language they write in symbols and the symbol for crisis they also use for opportunity and I have been given a great opportunity here and as I walk out that door I seek my next opportunity and I walk out in peace and I wish everyone else here the best, Jerry Manuel, Omar Minaya and Jeff, and hopefully that Tuscany tile will do better than the hardwood floor.

Boy, I am gonna miss that.