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Absolutely not. Sox 3-0 since he left with Jason Bay playing himself and not Manny doing fine. The entire club is noticably better off as their play on the field indicates. Regardless where they end up this year they were never going to renew Manny's option for 2009 anyway.
Red Sox now go on the road for 12 of their next 15 games. These next two weeks should tell baseball fans a lot about where Boston will finish this year.
Personally, while I hope they make the playoffs somehow, it will not be the end of the world for me if they don't. The future is bright for the franchise now that they have made the move they should have in the offseason.
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Manny Ramirez's Knee
It's funny how Manny's knee is now doing so well in his
Dodger uniform.
He made it down the line to 1st base about three seconds faster
than last week when he was wearing the Red Sox uniform.
He's gone from one of my favorite players to someone who I think
is the biggest douche-bag in the game today, and stands for
all that is wrong with professional sports.
It's funny how Manny's knee is now doing so well in his
Dodger uniform.
He made it down the line to 1st base about three seconds faster
than last week when he was wearing the Red Sox uniform.
He's gone from one of my favorite players to someone who I think
is the biggest douche-bag in the game today, and stands for
all that is wrong with professional sports.
From a Peter Gammons blog entry immediately after he was traded:
"Ramirez tried to sit, citing his knee. Problem is, after Felix Hernandez and Joba Chamberlain had come and gone, the Red Sox ownership and medical staff ordered him to take an MRI. If Ramirez hadn't forgotten which knee was bothering him, he would have been more convincing, but he got mixed up. Massachusetts General Hospital performed MRIs on both knees and found nothing, and the next day, ownership served Ramirez with a written notice that if he did not play, he would be suspended without pay. "
I think you can be a kid in a grown man's body, and still play
your hardest when you are paid totally outrageous amounts of
money each day - and not claim some fake injury so you can sit
on your ass. And. don't walk up the line to first base in a one
run game just because you want to be traded. THAT is what
disrespects the game.
