tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15109540.post7574299091553800011..comments2023-11-14T06:12:19.379-05:00Comments on I'm Just a Girl...: It's gut check time Red Sox Nation...Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00747583945280534950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15109540.post-31422603381992114672008-07-28T13:04:00.000-04:002008-07-28T13:04:00.000-04:00Obviously, I am not a Red Sox fan in any way, shap...Obviously, I am not a Red Sox fan in any way, shape, or form and do not know all the details of the issue... but with that being said... you sure made ALOT of good and valid points and an EXCELLENT argument for the dude! :)chesneygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277804935625220924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15109540.post-41707280957985150922008-07-28T12:05:00.000-04:002008-07-28T12:05:00.000-04:00I am going to paste in the comment I left on anoth...<I>I am going to paste in the comment I left on another blog regarding this topic.</I><BR/><BR/>My thoughts on Manny 2008:<BR/><BR/>1. This management group has *never* liked Manny. I suspect they are setting the table for not picking up his option. But Manny called them out on not being able to trade him before the deadline. I believe he's right. Peter Gammons agrees.<BR/><BR/>2. It's not a season without a Manny drama. I have just accepted this as fact. It's like feeling the need to point out how hard it it to pick off baserunners with Wakey pitching because the knuckleball takes so long to get to the plate... oh wait. They do that too. Point is, we've heard it all since Manny arrived in Boston. This isn't new even thought the media tries to pretend it is.<BR/><BR/>3. I swear every time there *is* a Manny drama, he uses it to fire himself up. Just look at how he hit last night after speaking his mind! I have a good feeling about the Papi & Manny Show coming soon.<BR/><BR/>4. A trade for Manny isn't *just* about getting another bat that can protect Papi in the lineup. You also need that acquisition to be able to play LF -- a perfect explanation for why Teixeira would not work in this scenario, regardless of what all the talking heads say. (Sure, he played a little outfield but not since 2004 and we have no reason at all to mess with our infield unless he can play SS.) And no matter what idiocy he commits out there in the field, you have to admit, *nobody* plays that Monster like Manny does.<BR/><BR/>5. Kruk really is a moron. He said he doesn't understand how Manny can say he's had enough of the Sox (implying the team). Manny has had enough of the FRONT OFFICE. And to be honest? In part, I do not blame him. As much as I appreciate what they have brought to Boston, I am not a fan of Henry-Lucchino-Werner, themselves. Something about them has always... just not sat right with me. And the more I read "Dynasty" (the book by Tony Massarotti), the more I realize that Epstein gets a lot of credit for things he *didn't* do. Players coming up through the system that were products of the Duquette era. And that Beckett/Lowell acquisition? I forgot that took place while he was busy sulking. It was the interim GM that made that move.<BR/><BR/>So my (long-winded) point is: yes, I think Manny contributes to this drama just by being himself, but really is this still a surprise to anyone? Because it shouldn't be. But I also think that the Front Office and the media are just as responsible for this circus.~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.com