A lot of people wanted to assume it's about the 600 home runs: ?He had to get to 600 home runs. He needed to keep playing. It's not that. It's not that he has to stay in uniform just to be in uniform.

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It's not absolute. But his expectations of himself are very, very high. He does not want to disappoint himself, let alone everyone else.

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When it comes to the economics of baseball, there's no question he's been a hawk and is a hawk. But I don't think that meant that he didn't want to win. His excitement right now is undeniable.

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This isn't a play to see what else is out there. He thinks he's better off not playing.

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Not withstanding his protestations from time to time, Jerry is and has been one of the elite power sources in baseball for decades. And that is even truer now.

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