I was watching last night's Red Sox game, and of course a lot of the talk was about Manny.
Manny being Manny, Manny being unhappy, the Red Sox ownership being unhappy - and I was thinking, you can get away with a lot if you're good at your job. That is, if you believe that Manny is/was pulling some shenanigans (I know my knee hurts a lot and nothing is structurally wrong, having had previous knee surgery to correct what was structurally wrong).
This from Dan Shaughnessy, in yesterday's Globe:
[Red Sox General Manager Theo] Epstein has wanted to get rid of Manny since the end of the 2003 season. Now he has the hammer. He has an owner who has seen the light. Manny insulted John Henry during the All-Star break and the once-naive billionaire is now on board with his baseball operations people. They all love Manny's presence in the cleanup spot, but the nonsense has reached a point where it's just not worth it anymore.
Really? It's just not worth it anymore? If one or two other members of the team had matched Manny's performance last night, the Red Sox might have won the game. He went 2 for 3, with 3 RBI, in the 7-5 loss.
I also ponder the multi-million dollar deal that brought pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka to the Sox. He gave up 6 runs in one inning (something not uncommon in him)! Is that worth it anymore?
Not being the manager, the general manager, or the owners, I can't say when enough is enough. But I can say that bad trades seem to be the particular forte' of the Red Sox.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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It's a good thing all you Red Sox fans have stuff like this to discuss, since the game itself is so deadly dull.
At least Fenway Park has real grass you can watch grow while enjoying your hot dog and beer.
It is the world's greatest spectator game; it must be, because 15 of the 18 players are spectators most of the time.
I'm beginning to suspect you're not a fan of baseball, Dick!
I did live one block from Kenmore Square for four years without ever going inside the Park. And, at that time, one could walk up and buy a ticket.
I used to live by the park, too, except I did go inside the park. Because you could get a ticket, and it didn't cost an arm and a leg. Haven't been there in years.
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