No player has ever represented baseball better than Jeremy Affeldt these past 14 seasons. As legacies go, that's about as good as it gets.
He announced on Thursday that this season will be his last, and that he is ready to ride off into the sunset with his wife and three sons to start the next chapter of his life. He's 36 and has a myriad of interests.
Sometimes, we don't pay nearly enough attention to the really good guys. These are the ones who do their jobs quietly and professionally, the ones who lose themselves in the larger concept of the team.