Sports Story of the Day

BostonHerald.com: "Gil Meche, an everyman starting pitcher with an 84-83 record after 10 big-league seasons, made a louder statement with his recent decision to retire than he ever did on the mound. He walked away from the $12 million he was due in the last year of his contract because he didn’t think he had enough good pitches left in his ailing right shoulder to justify being the Royals’ highest paid player.'

'I’m not really fulfilling what I thought I needed to do when I signed,' Meche told reporters. 'The Royals have done enough for me.'"