Day of Decision: Hines Retires
It's a somber day for <Athletics:team#80> fans as <Dave Hines:player#2898> announced that he will retire at the end of the 2055 season. The <New Jersey:team#80> right fielder attributed his retirement to his age and loss of skills.

"I'm not the type of player I want to be anymore," he said. "It's harder go out there and be competitive. I'm not at the end of my rope yet, but I've seen guys hang around too long. I'm not going to be one of them."

In his career <Hines:player#2898> has played in 1695 games, batted .255 with 253 home runs and 1607 base hits. 