Eric Byrnes knows that his Major League career is all but certainly over following his release by the Mariners last weekend. "I think this is the end," Byrnes said in an interview with MLB.com on Wednesday. "You never say never, but I think this is it. Parts of 11 seasons, man -- I gave everything I had to the game. I can look myself in the mirror and know that I gave it my all. I'm proud of that." Two days after his release, Byrnes was going to star for a beer league softball team sponsored by Dutch Goose, a burger and beer pub in Menlo Park, Calif. "This is going to be a blast," he said. "Playing with my buddies. I can't wait for my first hit. I'm going to ask for the ball."