Question

Gil Meche, a 32 years old right baseball pitcher, had a contract that called for a $12 million

salary in 2011.
Meche knew his team had hired to be a starting pitcher and pitch many innings." His
deteriorating shoulder, which was surgically repaired twice in 2001, would not allow him to do
that. And, as a divorced father of three, he believed his children - ages 7, 5 and 3 - needed him
more than his teammates did.
To keep self-respect, Meche retired before the 2011 baseball season, which means he will
not be paid at all. "When I signed my contract, my main goal was to earn it," Meche said. "Once I
started to realize I wasn't earning my money, I felt bad. I was making a crazy amount of money
for not even pitching. Honestly, I didn't feel like I deserved it. I didn't want to have those
feelings again."
"This isn't about being a hero – that's not even close to what it's about," Meche said.
"It's just me getting back to a point in my life where I'm comfortable. Making that amount of
money from a team that's already given me over $40 million for my life and for my kids, it just
wasn't the right thing to do."
"He gave his heart and soul to his profession,"his team's manager said. "You only have so
many throws in you." Meche knew he had no throws left, that he could achieve more, and he
would not pretend otherwise. He said his dream in baseball was always simple - to pitch as long
as he could - and now that he has achieved it, he needs nothing more.
Please help to understand mean idea? If it possible can you help to make a short summary

Answer 1

The text talks about why Gil Meche ended his career.

Step-by-step explanation:

The main idea is the one that is the most important one in the text. In this case, the passage talks about a pitcher called Gild Meche, the contract he got in 2011 and why he retired.

At the beginning, the text talks about the contract he got; then, it talks about an old surgery Meche had some years ago and his children are also mentioned as one of the reasons for him to retire. Another one was self-respect. Later on, the text mentions Meche's words about the fact and it also quotes Meche's manager.

Answer 2

The main idea is that Gil Meche chose to end his career and spend time with his family over winning more money without playing

Step-by-step explanation:

The text states that Gil Meche had suffered injuries that mean he was no longer playing for his team and would very likely never do so again, but he had a standing contract that would mean 12 million in earnings in 2011. Knowing this, he chose to retire and lose that money because he didn't feel like he was earning it from the bench and he couldve had ore quality time with his family, that already had enough money to live comfortably.