[情報] Wilson ponders separation from Bucs
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
"In the worst season of Jack Wilson's career, this may be his final week in
a Pirates uniform.
It began with a calf injury that cost him six weeks of the season. Later,
he missed a week with a sore shoulder. Wilson has not played shortstop
since Aug. 31, when a bad-hop grounder fractured his index finger.
Any chance the Pirates had of finishing at .500 evaporated in July, when
Jason Bay and Xavier Nady were traded. Wilson likely will be the next
veteran out the door as management continues to reshape the roster this
offseason.
"There's probably a good chance they'll want to go in another direction
(at shortstop)," Wilson said. "It's been on my mind a lot. I'm preparing
either way."
Some players have been swallowed up by the Pirates' 16-year run of losing,
the contstant turnover among players and management and all of the empty
seats at PNC Park.
Yet, Wilson refuses to crumble. He is the joie de vivre of the clubhouse,
always quick with a grin. But, until now, he has never fully explained why.
"I choose to live positively," Wilson said. "I went through a lot of tragic
stuff early in my life that kind of transformed me into being a positive
person."
When he was between the ages of 9-18, Wilson had to deal with the sudden
deaths of four cousins, all of whom were younger than 22. Also, an uncle
died after a long illness.
"I didn't understand. I was a kid," Wilson said. "You ask, why them? What
did they do? You question things."
Afraid of the answers, and angry when confronted with the questions, Wilson
went into a shell. He admits he was "a terrible kid" in his later teen years,
using sports as an escape and avoiding his family.
"Meeting my wife and finding Jesus is what turned me around," Wilson said."
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