Geoff Jenkins to officially retire as a Milwaukee Brewer.

[Invader3K]

From Tyler Barnes on Twitter: "Brewers announce today that Geoff Jenkins will officially retire as a Brewer during a July 9 press conference at Miller Park."

 

Good for Geoff, I say.

[Fatter than Joey]

DFA Jenkins

[Thurston Fluff]

That's cool because he was, and always will be, a Brewer. Overall I never thought guys who sign one day contracts to retire as a player on a team was realy retiring as a member of that team because of that contract. He retired as a Brewer because he was a brewer at heart not on paper. That was there before he signed a meaningless contract to retire as a Brewer. If it makes him feel better or mends some hurt feelings fine. No harm no foul. I just feel he didn't have to do a contract to retire as one of ours.

Either way I loved to dude as one of ours. He was a bright spot in an otherwise dim time. I will always appreciate his wanting to be a Brewer even when things sucked.

[ilovebeer]

I hope the fans get to say goodbye to Geoff also.

[Invader3K]

Apparently he will be throwing out the first pitch on Friday night.

[BrewCrewForever]

Pretty cool and classy thing to do. Geoff was one of only a few bright spots in the late 90's and early 2000's.

[stoutdude04]

First ballot? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[davego]

Hope he doesn't break anything while on the mound.

 

Geoff drove me nuts lots of times, but all-in-all seemed like a good guy.

[hawing]

First ballot? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Maybe first-ballot Walk of Fame.

[trwi7]

He struck out too much.

[hawing]

Indeed, even the ticket office staff referred to him at least once as G-Whiff.

[RockCoCougars]

He struck out too much.

I don't remember that being too bad, except for when he was in one of his patented 2 week 'funks'. That said, he looked like Luke Appling up there compared to Jose K. and Cammy.

[thablingster]

That is awesome. Jenks was always one of my favorite Brewers. He ended up getting a World Series ring and now will retire a Brewer, that is pretty sweet.

[brettac1]

Good for him.

[trwi7]

He struck out too much.

I don't remember that being too bad, except for when he was in one of his patented 2 week 'funks'. That said, he looked like Luke Appling up there compared to Jose K. and Cammy.

 

I should've put that in blue. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[davego]

...he wasn't clutch enough either.

[homer]

Apparently he will be throwing out the first pitch on Friday night.

He'll probably get booed.

[hawing]

http://www.rightfieldbleachers.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/jenkins-catch-771977.jpg

 

 

[crewcrazy]

If his first pitch looks good enough, I say we sneak him into Randy Wolf's jersey for a few starts. They look enough alike.

 

I wish things in Milwaukee had ended differently for Geoff, and it would've been nice to make it to the playoffs with him on the roster, although I'm sure Geoff wouldn't trade the way his 2008 ended for anything.

[Baldkin]

I love Geoff... but I'll never forget... June 8th,

2004

AB/R/H/RBI/BB/SO

G Jenkins LF 7/0/0/0/0/6

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I love Geoff... but I'll never forget... June 8th,

2004

AB/R/H/RBI/BB/SO

G Jenkins LF 7/0/0/0/0/6

We won that game, which shows that Jenkins knew how to win.

[Baldkin]

Unlike that Ben Sheets guy. Can't even win when he throws a 1 hitter! Ha! What a loser!

[logan82]

He struck out too much.

I don't remember that being too bad, except for when he was in one of his patented 2 week 'funks'.

or whenever they threw an off speed pitch down and in.

[DHonks]

why? Vaughn, Burnitz, Cirillo, Loretta, Nilsson, etc all weren't given these perks. Jenkins was mediocre. He was a .277/.347 hitter with an average of 21 homers, 40 walks, 120 strikeouts, etc. He's the epitomy of a slightly above-average player that fans over-embraced.

[crewcrazy]

Among all-time Brewers ranks, Jenkins is 9th in WAR, 5th in OPS, 5th in hits, 4th in doubles, 2nd in home runs, 4th in RBI, 4th in runs created, 7th in WPA. But I guess we can keep pretending he's mediocre because his time in Milwaukee didn't end well.