IRISH...	Male 38 years old QUINCY, MA
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ALLLLLLLLLLLLRIGHTY THEN.......THIS PAST TWO WEEKS SEEMS LIKE AN ETERNITY.....BUT LETS DELVE INTO SOME OF THE STUFFS THATS BEEN GOIN ON........

OKAY.....FIRST THINGS FIRST.......MANNY:

I MUST SAY THAT I WAS TRULY SADDENED TO SEE HIM GO! I TRULY LOVE MANNY AS A MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY! I'M NOT GONNA DELVE INTO THE NEGATIVE CRAP THATS BEEN HYPED BY THE MEDIA AND BY SEVERAL FANS HERE AND THERE! I KNOW IT JUST HAPPENED AND ALL, BUT I DONT SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN WHATS BEING SAID NOW ABOUT THE TRADE AND A BLOG I WROTE ABOUT A SIMILAR TRADE THAT HAPPENED 4 YEARS AGO! SO I'LL SAVE MY TONGUE ON THAT ONE!

I DO WISH YOU WELL MANNY, AS LONG AS YOU STAY OUT OF PINSTRIPES! AND I THANK YOU FOR THE MANY MANY MANY MEMORIES YOU HAVE GRACED ME WITH WHILE YOU WERE A PART OF THE FAMILY! I DO STILL HOPE THAT THE NUMBAH 24 IS RETIRED FOR TWO PLAYERS (MANNY AND DEWEY) THAT HAVE GRACED IT HERE IN BOSTON! YOU'LL ALWAYS BE ONE OF MY FAVES! THE MEDIA HAS NEVER BEEN NICE TO OUR LEFT FIELDERS.....SO SCREW THE MEDIA! I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING THAT MADE ME EVEN SADDER ABOUT MANNYS DEPARTURE........

TRYING TO EXPLAIN IT TO MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THE PHONE AS SHE CRIED AND ASKED ME WHY MANNY LEFT......AND AS I TRIED EXPLAINING IT, SHE HAD A FIT AND RIPPED HIS POSTER OFF HER WALL! HER FAVE PLAYERS ARE MANNY, PAPI AND DUSTY PEDS! SHE HAS STUFFED ANIMALS NAMED AFTER ALL THREE! BUT BACK TO MANNY........I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER ALL THAT U DID FOR US, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT WITH ALL OF MY HEART! NO MATTER WHAT UNI U WEAR EACH YEAR, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE A SOX PLAYER TO ME!

NOW TO JASON BAY.............

WELL, IF THERE WAS AN ADJUSTMENT PERIOD, IT MUST HAVE BEEN ON THE 2 1/2 HOUR FLIGHT FROM PITTSBURGH.......BECAUSE THIS KID HAS SHOWN EVERYONE WHAT THE WORDS "FITTING IN" TRULY MEAN! WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK THAT WITH NAMES LIKE RAMIREZ AND TEXIERA (AMONG A FEW OTHER BIG NAMES) THE FIRST HOMER IN A NEW UNI AFTER THE TRADE DEADLINE WOULD COME FROM A KID NAMED BAY!? I SALUTE YOU JAY-BAY AND I WELCOME YOU TO THE FAMILY WITH OPEN ARMS! A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, AND FAMILY MEMBER AS WELL,  SAID "WHAT IF WE GET BAY FROM PITTSBURGH?" WELL, THEN I SAID "I'M HAPPY WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW!" BUT I NOW AMEND THAT STATEMENT BROTHAH DAVE! I SAY "AMEN" AND HE HAS PROVEN TO ME THAT HE'S THE REAL DEAL ALREADY! I AM GLAD HE'S IN A SOX UNI, AND LOOK FORWARD TO LETTING HIM KNOW THAT IN THIS YEARS VICTORY PARADE! SORRY.....I DONT BELIEVE IN JYNXES AND HAVE THE FAITH OF THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF ALL-TIME SOXFANS AS MY BACKBONE! THE REPEAT TOUR IS STILL UNDERWAY IN MY HEART!

I'LL SAVE MY MANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON WHATS HAPPENED THE PAST TWO WEEKS FOR ANOTHER BLOG TOMORROW.......ERRRRRR.......LATER TODAY! I WILL END THIS WITH ONE THING........LETS GET OFF THE NEGATIVE EXPRESS PEOPLE! PLENTY OF BASEBALL LEFT EVERYONE! AND NO TIME FOR ALL THIS NEGATIVE CRAP I'VE BEEN READING LATELY! SCREW THOSE SOX CAPS ON TIGHT AND GET TO CHEERIN ON THE GREATEST TEAM IN ALL SPORTS! WE GOTTA GET THIS SHIP ON TRACK AND WE ARE JUST AS MUCH A PART OF THIS THING AS ANY PLAYER, COACH OR OWNER! KEEP THE FAITH AND YE SHALL BE REWARDED! MANNY IS A DODGER......SO LETS FOCUS ON WHO'S HERE! THE RED SOX NEED OUR POSITIVE ENERGY! WE "WILL" REPEAT! WE "STILL" HAVE THE BEST TEAM IN BASEBALL AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED! STANDINGS RIGHT NOW DONT MEAN SQUAT......THE END RESULT JUSTIFIES THE MEANS! RED SOX FOREVER, RSM FOR LIFE OR LONGER.....R AND L TO THE F FOR ALL OF EXISTENCE! THOSE WHO HAVE EARS.....LET THEM HEAR........THOSE WHO HAVE HEART....HAVE THE FAITH! GO SOX!