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Welcome to the BAY State
August 2, 2008
Well, it's over. The Boston Red Sox did what had to be done and pulled the trigger on one of the biggest trades we've seen in a while. Personally, I am extremely happy to see Manny Ramirez out of Boston. And from the reports, it sounds like most of his teammates along with the owners are happy as well.
I understand that comment may not be popular with Manny fans. I get that he's one of the greatest hitters MLB has every seen. And I know Jason Bay will not replace him. However, at what point is enough enough? It boggles my mind that we'll boo a guy who makes a few outs, but is a good person, trying his best and plays hard. Yet a guy like Manny can do whatever he wants and we look past his many faults because he can hit. Don't get me wrong, I cheered for Manny when he helped us win. But I never liked the way he played the game and I'll take a good, hard nose player any day.
The bottom line is no matter what the ownership supposedly did to him, there is no excuse for letting his teammates and the fans down. And that's exactly what he did. He pushed and pushed for one reason, MONEY. He could care less about anyone but himself. And yet there are fans out there ripping the Red Sox for the deal and other supporters of the trade. So we might have given up too much. The fact is the Red Sox most likely weren't going to resign him. With the trade we received a good player in Bay who is 6 years younger. And you know the Sox will be major players in the free agent market this off season.
Yes, ideally we'd want Manny happy and hitting fourth. But the team is without a doubt better having Bay than with Manny missing games and not trying his best. Remember in 2004 how unpopular the Nomar trade was. I have a feeling this year is going to be similar. Chemistry is an important factor that you can't see in a box score.
Thanks Manny for the help in bringing two World Series titles to Boston. It's something Sox fans will never forget. But this is our team and you don't deserve to wear a Boston Red Sox uniform. Good riddance!
PS: To the Manny supporters; How do you think guys like Pudge, Rice and Yaz feel about Manny?
GO SOX!
-www.bostonstenth.com
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