Morris to call it quits?

Matt Morris has had a good career--he's pitched for 11 years and had some very nice years overall to go along with statistics that are commendable--A two-time National League All-Star, he has a career record of 121-92 with a 3.98 ERA.

But this year with the Pittsburgh Pirates has been anything but commendable, as Morris has posted an 0-4 record with a 9.67 ERA. Ouch. In his last outing, he only last 1.2 innings--and even for a team that is not all that great, the management in Pittsburgh could not ignore that it was time for them to part ways.

Morris had been contemplating what his future would be after this season anyways, and to be as ineffective this season as opposed to his lifetime numbers is not only humbling, it's also something that should tell him that it's probably time to just retire and go out with some dignity. Really, the only other thing I can see Morris doing at this point is to join a team as a short term reliever--his time as a starter is definitely up.

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