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Originally Posted by CRT3
I loved that B Mitch, played great for us. He also trashed talked about the Skins to. If you ever have meet him around town he is one arrogant son of a bitch. And I just don't get the value of signing someone for 1 day and having them retire. We know he played for the Skins for 10 years, what value does this serve? No one signed him this year becuase the feel he can not contribute to a team so what is the point fo signning him for one day.
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My wife and I were debating the same thing after we heard about Mitchell's sign-and-retire on the radio. She feels it's dumb and frivolous, too. My feeling is that it's as much a gesture of respect towards his long-time fans in Washington on Mitchell's part, as it may be an inane and self-serving means of stroking his own ego, and perhaps subsequently warming-- if only slightly and temporarily-- Snyder's rather chilly relationship with the fans.
Whatever the case, it's obvious from the posts on here that there are fans that appreciate the gesture, so I think it served the interests of all three parties (Mitchell, Snyder and the fans). Sometimes seemingly meaningless sentimental gestures like that can go a long way towards rebuilding bridges that were once thought to be irreparably burned.