Geoff Jenkins shows some real class

[markedman5]

For any of you that didn't see it Geoff took out a full page ad in todays MJS to thank the fans of Milwaukee for their support.

 

He calls us "the best fans in baseball" and says it was a pleasure to play here for the last 10 years.

 

 

Best of luck to Geoff where ever he ends up.

[twobrewers]

I thought it was a great gesture as well.

 

I was actually reading the paper and went right past it just because I saw the entire page was one big ad!

 

Glad I went back and saw what it was. It really was a great picture and message. I wasn't a fan of Jenkins, but he always gave it his all - and I suppose that is all you can really ask for out of a player.

 

If anyone knows where to find a good color copy of the ad - I would love to have it. It would make a great poster/picture.

 

Lastly, with Jenkins leaving I thought we had no shot at any compensation picks for him since we declined his option? The paper this morning has Melvin quoted as saying he is really suprised Jenkins wasn't a type "B" - implying that we would have gotten a compensatory pick for him.

[endaround]

That article looked like Haurdicort needing to fill space. The Brewers could only get any compensation if they offered Jenkins arbitration and if they were going to do that they might as well have picked up the option since the cost would be the same after the buyout. The only way the Brewers would have gotten compensation then is if a team hurried and signed Jenkins before the arby deadline.

 

That said I have no idea how Jenkins didn't get a B ranking.

[monty57]

Best of luck to Jenkins. I'm sure he has some good baseball left in him. I'm going to see if I can find a copy of the paper just for the ad.

 

As far as the compensatory pick, I'm surprised that a team could decline an option and still offer arby and get a compensatory pick. I'm also surprised that Jenkins isn't at least a type "B" free agent, especially looking at the rest of the FA crop.

[DHarris34Phan]

I heard San Diego is interested in him....

[dadofandrew]

The rankings are gobble-de-gok. It's a shame they still use such goofy, archaic formulas to decide compensation.

[hawing]

If anyone knows where to find a good color copy of the ad[/u] - I would love to have it.

 

As a poster who lacks ready access to the print JS, I'd like to see the text of the ad, at least.

[brettac1]

That's cool.

 

I'll miss Jenks. And I remember vocally wanting him to be DFA'd in '05. I became a fan for life when he basically carried the team (and made me and others look like idiots) the entire second half of that season.

[markedman5]

Text of the Ad

 

Over the last 10 seasons I've had the pleasure of playing in front of the best fans in the country.

 

I thank you for all your support and will always remember my time in Milwaukee.

 

You have made me feel like a part of your community and those memories will last a lifetime.

 

 

Geoff Jenkins

 

 

The picture is the one of Jenks leaving the field for the last time to a standing ovation.

[Oldcity]

Wow that's awesome. He's the man.

[giffted1]

Wow, you're awesome Geoff. (says with tear in eye)

[don1481]

An absolutely classy move by Jenkins.

 

Wherever he winds up, hopefully he will do well... except against the Brewers.

[wisconsinfan47]

If he lands on an NL team, there better not be a single boo when he comes back to Miller Park.

[foamboy1]

Very classy, indeed. How rare in today's sports.

[mothershipconnection]

It's a shame they still use such goofy, archaic formulas to decide compensation.

 

There's gotta be a better way, why not just use VORP?

[RockCoCougars]

I really don't know why they just don't non-tender Mench and offer Jenkins a two year deal for about 10 million plus incentives. He is a much better player than Mench, and they're not going to be able to find anyone cheaper on the open market. Mench is going to end up getting 3-4 million anyway.

[kdeval31]

Here's a picture of the ad, click for a little bit larger version. http://lh4.google.com/Kevin.Deval/RzZLUR_QofI/AAAAAAAACFM/nDum0QZ-fi4/s144/DSC_0002.JPG

[JohnBriggs12]

He's a Brewer to the core. Many of us knew this, but this confirms it. He'll be missed.

 

Too bad Ned didn't understand it when he sent up Kevin Mench with bases loaded and two outs in the 9th inning of the final game vs. the Cubs. The moment should have been Geoff's. Instead it was put in the hands of a guy who's no more than a footnote in Brewer annals. The thought of Ned coming back bothers me more than losing an all timer like Jenks.

[Principessa21]

If he lands on an NL team, there better not be a single boo when he comes back to Miller Park.

I would hope so, but some fans can be irrationally ungrateful. It'll be an IQ test.

kdeval31, thanks for posting it.

[dadofandrew]

There will be boos, and probably a lot of them.

 

Bandwagon fans have their negatives.

[TooLiveBrew]

Well, Geoff, I thought I'd let the water outta my eyes for the last time over you... and then you go and do this!

 

A classy, classy move. But at this point, I guess I really shouldn't be surprised. You will be missed and remembered, Geoff - and I will instantly root for whichever team inks you.

 

REMEMBER THE GEOFF-A-MO!

[pitchleague]

kdeval31, thanks for posting that and putting a lump in my throat for the last 5 minutes. Even perusing this thread throughout the day did nothing for me until I actually saw the ad.

[jlau20]

Yeah, I definitely think I'm going to try to find a cheap frame to put that in and get it up on the wall, pretty cool.

[homer]

Classy move by a guy that has been booed more than he deserved to be. Good thing he saw through the amateurs and realized that most people appreciated the fact that he tried his best when he was here. Good luck to Geoff as long as he is in baseball.

[Fatter than Joey]

For what it's worth, Jenks missed the type B ranking by one player i.e. -- Jenks was the #1 type C FA.