I'm not wild about Manny...............
Am I the only one that is getting tired of hearing about Manny Ramirez?
I just don’t get what the big deal is. The Red Sox have the edge in the trade that landed them outfielder Jason Bay. Jason Bay is eight years younger than Ramirez, so that will give the Sox some piece of mind in the outfield for a while. Plus, Manny’s presence in the clubhouse was wearing his teammates down; even David Ortiz said it was time for Manny to leave.
Speaking of getting worn down, it was getting painful to hear the phrase “Manny is just being Manny”. It sounds like the title of a sitcom on one of those syndicated networks, you know, shows like “Smallville”, “Gossip girl“, and “Reba“, just to name a few. Then again, those shows would provide more excitement than watching the Dodgers. They are in the weakest division in baseball, one game over .500, and they are still a game behind the Arizona Diamond backs. I am sure that Manny will fit in real well with guys like Jeff Kent, and Andruw Jones, two great players that have gone to the Dodgers to “retire”. I am sure Sox fans remember Nomar Garciaparra, because he has been in la-la-land for quite a few years now.
That’s what happens to players who are past their prime; they go to the west coast. Manny can hit all the homeruns he wants out there in Tinsel Town. I am sure it will make the headlines, right next to the breaking news story of Mary Kate Olsen and Nicole Ritchie. Because that’s all Dodger fans are going to have to get excited about. They were all hopped up about Joe Torre taking over as manager, but they are still the same team they were last year.
Hopefully all the hype will die down by the end of next month when the Dodgers have dropped in the standings and fall short of making the playoffs, while the Red Sox continue on in pursuit of their third world championship in four years.
I am sure there have been all sorts of analytical reports on the stats between Jason Bay and Manny Ramirez. The sports pages are loaded with articles and the sports networks have all kinds of special reports on the trade. I won’t even get into the stats on Jason Bay. All that I know is he is going to put up the numbers the Sox are expecting from him, and those are the type of headlines you’ll be reading about, not about all the hype and BS that Ramirez has provided the past few years. The trade was a no-brainer. Ding Dong the witch is dead!
I just don’t get what the big deal is. The Red Sox have the edge in the trade that landed them outfielder Jason Bay. Jason Bay is eight years younger than Ramirez, so that will give the Sox some piece of mind in the outfield for a while. Plus, Manny’s presence in the clubhouse was wearing his teammates down; even David Ortiz said it was time for Manny to leave.
Hopefully all the hype will die down by the end of next month when the Dodgers have dropped in the standings and fall short of making the playoffs, while the Red Sox continue on in pursuit of their third world championship in four years.
I am sure there have been all sorts of analytical reports on the stats between Jason Bay and Manny Ramirez. The sports pages are loaded with articles and the sports networks have all kinds of special reports on the trade. I won’t even get into the stats on Jason Bay. All that I know is he is going to put up the numbers the Sox are expecting from him, and those are the type of headlines you’ll be reading about, not about all the hype and BS that Ramirez has provided the past few years. The trade was a no-brainer. Ding Dong the witch is dead!
