madmax1

Never meant to say that showing up late was a minor issue. If it came out that way sorry. What I do mean to say is that it happened twice 4 years ago. Can we ever get past this? Macha couldn't get past it, and let Mat know it every chance he got. Mat paid the price for immaturity but man it was four years ago! I think we're all reading way too much into this thing.

Well you can't argue with the opinion of someone who has spent a long time in the major leagues and would know what it takes in regards to "carrying yourself" to be successful in an organization. I do know if Money told Gamel that he needed to improve in certain areas and how to act when he gets called up etc etc, Mat wouldn't ignore it. He'd do it. So I hope Money has shared his concerns with Mat and told him how to be successful and what he needs to do. Mat is a pretty low key guy. He hunts, fishes, and surfs. Unfortunately he has gotten a shaky reputation based on some fairly minor incidents. There is an old saying "if you're known as an early riser, you can sleep until noon". Reputations are hard to shake whether good or bad.

No apologies necessary. If you don't want me to give you information about Mat that's fine. The overweight issue being referred to may have been 2010 when Gamel spent the entire off season in an orthopedic boot following foot surgery in October 09. Hard to work out in a boot. Having said that, he did NOT gain 30 pounds in that off season. 20 maybe. 10 maybe. 30, no. If the weight issue is referring to 2011 STing then the assertion is just plain wrong. One last fact then I'll shut up. Mat loves Coach Money. He may be a victim of "tough love" but I can assure you he loves coach Money.

LOL. I've been reading this forum for three years and trust me, no parent could read this stuff about thier kid. Parent, no way. I just want to see Gamel be successful for the Brewers and I have a feeling it's going to be next season. I just would hate to see some un-truths or some half-thruths thrown around without setting the record straight if I can. "A lie left unchallenged for three days becomes the truth"

Twice in five years. Wow I guess we're not going to stop talking about his punctuality. On a more positive note I do believe that Mat playing winter ball in Dominican Republic will help him stay sharp in the offseason and be ready for bear come spring training if Fielder is not signed.

Do you know Mat Gamel? Lose wieght? Have you seen Mat? Are you mistaking him for someone else? Fielder? Magoo? They need to lose weight! Can we quit talking about him being late??? Mat was late the first day of Spring training 4 years ago. It was his first spring training and frankly no one told him that he should show up 4 or 5 days early just to make a good impression. (BTW you have to pay for your own room and board prior to the first day of training) His agent should have done this but failed and Mat literally didn't know any better. He did oversleep that first morning after traveling all day previous. His locker was outside when he got to practice and Macha hated him from that day on. Those are the facts. There are plenty of teams that have tried to trade for Mat but he serves as insurance against a Prince departure. There is a business side to baseball and quite frankly IMO Mat has every right to be frustrated about the way the business side has treated him.