In all the hustle and bustle of the offseason, particularly our software change, I forgot to collect our thoughts on some departed players.
Please share your memories of Dave Berg in this thread.
Dave Berg has departed the Jays, and is hoping to catch on with the rival Red Sox this spring. I will miss Berg; he was the classic "good soldier", a player who would do what it took to help his team, following any order, no matter how difficult. His willingness to grab a glove and play the outfield, where his normally efficient defensive play was cruelly exposed, was an example of someone sacrificing his individual goals in order to follow orders from his manager.
Berg's struggles in his last two years in Toronto shouldn't overshadow memories of his fine 2002 season, where he was instrumental in knitting together a team in transition with his defensive versatility and even his timely hitting. Dave Berg took a lot of criticism from folks (both here at Batter's Box and elsewhere), a lot of it undeserved.
He was a consummate professional. Good luck, Dave.
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