Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in Las Vegas, Sunday, July 1, 2018, to discuss the opening of NHL free agency. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal@chitosephoto
Whenever the two words surface in any sport — free agency — my heart begins to race and droplets of sweat form on my forehead.
Damn you, Kevin Brown.
We all have them, no? Examples of athletes our favorite teams signed for long tenures, only to have such contracts ultimately prove foolish and disappointing.
It was bad enough the Dodgers gave Brown seven years for $105 million in 1999 at age 33, but then injuries mounted after just a few seasons and he became an average pitcher at best.