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As a life long Bostonian, you will be lucky to have Manny for the stretch run. Open your wallets, it'll cost you 20M+ next year... well worth it since he will prey on NL pitchers.
A sad day for the Dodger organization, IMHO. Is Manny a great player? Yes! Is Manny a clown and a disgrace to MLB, and the once proud history of the Dodgers? Absolutely Yes!!
After attending about 25 games at the L.A. Coliseum, and a game of the 1959 World Series (@ 6 years old), and 300+ games at Dodger Stadium /Chavez Ravine over the years, including a playoff and a World Series game in 1988, I'm done with the Dodgers.
The Dodgers may well win the Pennant. They may win the World Series. Fred MCClown - you've sold the soul of the Dodgers for a lazy, self-centered, malcontent., disgrace to Baseball. I'll never step foot in the stadium as long as you are the owner.
AS A NEW ENGLANDER,IT'S A BITTERSWEET DAY. HE WAS HUGGABLE, GOOFY AND STILL PUT UP THE NUMBERS.
THEN HE SOCKS KEVIN YOUKILIS,ATTACKS JACK MCCORMICK(64 YR OLD SOX SCTY),AT THE YANKEES GAME, WOULDNT REMOVE THE BAT OFF HIS SHOULDER AGAINST MARIANO RIVERA, LIED ABOUT HIS KNEE.
THIS BASEBALL PLAYER,FOR ALL HIS TALENTS, IS NOT BIGGER THAN THE PURE GAME OF BASEBALL IAM SAD BUT RELIEVED. GOOD LUCK TO THE DODGERS
AS A NEW ENGLANDER,IT'S A BITTERSWEET DAY. MANNY WAS HUGGABLE,GOOFY AND STILL PUT UP THE NUMBERS.
THEN HE SLAPS KEVIN YOUKILIS, ATTACKS JACK MCCORMICK(64 YR OLD SOX SECTY), WOULDNT REMOVE THE BAT OFF HIS SHOULDER AGAINST MARIANO RIVERA AT THE YANKEES GAME,LIED ABOUT HIS KNEE INJURY.
THIS BASEBALL PLAYER, FOR ALL HIS TALENTS, WILL NEVER BE BIGGER THAN THE PURE GAME OF BASEBALL.I AM SAD BUT RELIEVED. GOOD LUCK TO THE DODGERS.
When Nomar says he wanted to stay in Boston the unstated subtext is "...if the Sox paid me what Jeter and A-Rod were getting paid and the $15 million a year for four years wasn't enough...besides I also wanted a signing bonus that they wouldn't pay me either...gee I was only barely getting by on the $11 million I was earning."
Now he earns $8.5 mil as a Dodger. He was a terrific, popular and valued player whose reach exceeded his grasp and ended up with half of what he would have gotten had he stayed put. It was HIS choice to turn DOWN a chance to resign with the Red Sox..
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As a life long Bostonian, you will be lucky to have Manny for the stretch run. Open your wallets, it'll cost you 20M+ next year... well worth it since he will prey on NL pitchers.
Posted by: Baribi | July 31, 2008 at 03:47 PM
A sad day for the Dodger organization, IMHO. Is Manny a great player? Yes! Is Manny a clown and a disgrace to MLB, and the once proud history of the Dodgers? Absolutely Yes!!
After attending about 25 games at the L.A. Coliseum, and a game of the 1959 World Series (@ 6 years old), and 300+ games at Dodger Stadium /Chavez Ravine over the years, including a playoff and a World Series game in 1988, I'm done with the Dodgers.
The Dodgers may well win the Pennant. They may win the World Series. Fred MCClown - you've sold the soul of the Dodgers for a lazy, self-centered, malcontent., disgrace to Baseball. I'll never step foot in the stadium as long as you are the owner.
Posted by: So Cal Dave | July 31, 2008 at 06:11 PM
DODGERS will win the West!!!!!! Yeahhhh!!
Posted by: andrei25 | July 31, 2008 at 06:41 PM
Thank the Dodger Diety I'm not the only one who sees the downside to Manny in Dodger Blue.
Posted by: BostonPeng | August 01, 2008 at 06:21 AM
AS A NEW ENGLANDER,IT'S A BITTERSWEET DAY. HE WAS HUGGABLE, GOOFY AND STILL PUT UP THE NUMBERS.
THEN HE SOCKS KEVIN YOUKILIS,ATTACKS JACK MCCORMICK(64 YR OLD SOX SCTY),AT THE YANKEES GAME, WOULDNT REMOVE THE BAT OFF HIS SHOULDER AGAINST MARIANO RIVERA, LIED ABOUT HIS KNEE.
THIS BASEBALL PLAYER,FOR ALL HIS TALENTS, IS NOT BIGGER THAN THE PURE GAME OF BASEBALL IAM SAD BUT RELIEVED. GOOD LUCK TO THE DODGERS
Posted by: CHRISTINE J | August 01, 2008 at 10:41 AM
AS A NEW ENGLANDER,IT'S A BITTERSWEET DAY. MANNY WAS HUGGABLE,GOOFY AND STILL PUT UP THE NUMBERS.
THEN HE SLAPS KEVIN YOUKILIS, ATTACKS JACK MCCORMICK(64 YR OLD SOX SECTY), WOULDNT REMOVE THE BAT OFF HIS SHOULDER AGAINST MARIANO RIVERA AT THE YANKEES GAME,LIED ABOUT HIS KNEE INJURY.
THIS BASEBALL PLAYER, FOR ALL HIS TALENTS, WILL NEVER BE BIGGER THAN THE PURE GAME OF BASEBALL.I AM SAD BUT RELIEVED. GOOD LUCK TO THE DODGERS.
Posted by: CHRISTINE J | August 01, 2008 at 03:04 PM
Nomar's reaction to the Manny trade is laighable.
When Nomar says he wanted to stay in Boston the unstated subtext is "...if the Sox paid me what Jeter and A-Rod were getting paid and the $15 million a year for four years wasn't enough...besides I also wanted a signing bonus that they wouldn't pay me either...gee I was only barely getting by on the $11 million I was earning."
Now he earns $8.5 mil as a Dodger. He was a terrific, popular and valued player whose reach exceeded his grasp and ended up with half of what he would have gotten had he stayed put. It was HIS choice to turn DOWN a chance to resign with the Red Sox..
Posted by: ct-pitcher | August 02, 2008 at 09:15 AM
ME ALEGRO QUE TE ESTE YENDO SUPER ERES LINDO ME ALEGRO Q BRILLES CON TU LUZ A DONDE QUIERA Q VALLAS CUIDATE VENDICIONES
Posted by: blanca | August 05, 2008 at 05:13 PM