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Both Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay went deep last night helping their teams, the Dodgers and Red Sox respectively, win Game One of the ALDS. Ramirez's dinger was one of those Are You Kidding Me? shots. He swung at a pitch only Yogi Berra or Roberto Clemente or Vlad Guerrero could love, and golfed it into the bleachers at Wrigley. The great ballpark in Chicago was almost silent during the last couple of innings, a hundred years of knowing, inevitable dread overwhelming the positive vibes.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox beat the Angels, again, prompting me to wonder if the Angels are men or
It's only one game, but still. The Angels need to make this a series. C'mon you Halos, get it together.
i know there is not much support for it, but i would love to see manny in pinstripes next year, getting the bulk of the time at dh. matsui got off to a nice start this year, but i don't know if matsui can be counted on to stay healthy - knees generally don't get better with age and more wear and tear; and i love posada, but hopefully he can in fact catch about 120 games.
but i doubt manny happens, especially listening to some of the clips from cashman (i couldn't get through the whole thing).
in fact he is making it seem the yanks are not even really going after any of the "top" free agents, but we'll see.
Probably likes the weather, chillin' with Torre in the laidback L.A. Dodger blue, the less intense fan/media scrutiny etc.
But could he be swayed to Queens by Omar's guesstimated 5 years/$25 mill per?
Maybe, but I say he stays. There's no figuring Manny... or why fools throw him anything but straight up take yer base intentional balls.
Fuggin' Halo rats are scary only to us it seems.
They're really a 94-95 win team in 100 win team's clothing.
7 We can root for the Cubbies WHILE ALSO rooting for someone to stomp Boston. Go Cubbies!
i probably really wouldn't want manny for a 162 game season (or however many games he was more motivated to play, though i think that it is a bit exaggerated and part of the boston hit job on him); but as you say i am seduced by "october performers".
this should be a pretty interesting off season from a mlb perspective - who ends up where; length and value of contracts. i just hope it is not disapointing from a yankee perspective.
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Their 3rd order record by BP (taking into account the numbers of runs they should have scored and allowed based on how they hit and pitched) is 84-78.
In comparison, the Sox finished at 95-67, Pythag says 95-67, and their 3rd order record by BP is 102-60.
I had hopes for the Angels, but those are gone now. Go Rays!
It's a tough postseason for me. I can't stand the Dodgers, and the thought of the Cubs winning - after all the Red Sox blather of 2004 - makes my teeth hurt. I'm pulling for the Non-Satanic Rays.
Manny is very aware of how many HRs he has (527), and what is means in baseball history. Sosa is 6th with 609, Jr. above Sosa and then the great Willie Mays at 660. It is no mean feat to hit more HRs then Willie. And 4 more years as a DH, needing 134? You do the math.
Manny is playing for records/history. His ego wants money, but had he not had a falling out with Boston, he already had 2/$40 in the bank, and tiny little Fenway to play in.
Wih TB getting some playoff money, I would think they would go for Manny. Imagine Manny as their DH. White Sox? Toronto? Prime FAs means spending above value... that's the way it is these days. Manny will get 3 years easy, and probably 4.
They're not getting that much playoff money.
Add in improved ticket sales for next year, and I think they could easily afford Manny, if they wanted him.
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