Perhaps one day we will know exactly how this came to be. Maybe when Manny writes his life story, we'll find out why Manny's departure from the Red Sox was so abrupt. Things just happened so quickly.
Throughout all the rumors and talks, I still expected Manny to stay. I mean, the past few five seasons all had rumors of Manny being traded, but trades never took place. Manny's offensive prowess just never allowed the Red Sox front office to get rid of him. He had some attitude issues, but how "destructive" could they possibly be if we were able to win two World Series titles, and come pretty darn close in 2003? Manny was the WS MVP in 2004, and he gave the team much needed contribution in 2007. To me, the 2008 rumors seemed no different. It was that time of the year when Manny was acting up again. He was still one of the most productive players on the team, and arguably the most hardworking. I really didn't see this coming. Down to the trading deadline, I was still telling friends that Manny wouldn't be traded. Things would just be the same as they always are. Lo and behold, Manny is gone, we are suddenly short two top prospects, and Jason Bay was due to play LF at Fenway.
Suddenly, a player who had been with us for eight years, who played Fenway in his prime, who won two World Series titles with us, who had so much talent, quirkiness, and unintentional humor, was gone.
From a baseball standpoint, Jason Bay is certainly an upgrade in defense, and provides current Manny type stats. I'm disappointed that Brandon Moss had to go, plus we gave away a much needed reliever in Craig Hansen. Both were long time Red Sock prospects. Personally, I'm sad to see Manny go. Not only a future Hall of Famer, but one of the most fun players to watch, whether it was hitting the baseball, or doing funny stuff like high fiving the crowd, or taking a leak in the Green Monster.
Farewell, Manny. Good luck, and thank you.
Throughout all the rumors and talks, I still expected Manny to stay. I mean, the past few five seasons all had rumors of Manny being traded, but trades never took place. Manny's offensive prowess just never allowed the Red Sox front office to get rid of him. He had some attitude issues, but how "destructive" could they possibly be if we were able to win two World Series titles, and come pretty darn close in 2003? Manny was the WS MVP in 2004, and he gave the team much needed contribution in 2007. To me, the 2008 rumors seemed no different. It was that time of the year when Manny was acting up again. He was still one of the most productive players on the team, and arguably the most hardworking. I really didn't see this coming. Down to the trading deadline, I was still telling friends that Manny wouldn't be traded. Things would just be the same as they always are. Lo and behold, Manny is gone, we are suddenly short two top prospects, and Jason Bay was due to play LF at Fenway.
Suddenly, a player who had been with us for eight years, who played Fenway in his prime, who won two World Series titles with us, who had so much talent, quirkiness, and unintentional humor, was gone.
From a baseball standpoint, Jason Bay is certainly an upgrade in defense, and provides current Manny type stats. I'm disappointed that Brandon Moss had to go, plus we gave away a much needed reliever in Craig Hansen. Both were long time Red Sock prospects. Personally, I'm sad to see Manny go. Not only a future Hall of Famer, but one of the most fun players to watch, whether it was hitting the baseball, or doing funny stuff like high fiving the crowd, or taking a leak in the Green Monster.
Farewell, Manny. Good luck, and thank you.
3 comments:
let's hope the managment made the right decision like what they did to Damon. love to watch manny on deck though, a hell of hitter
Baseball is baseball. If Manny had to go, then he had to go. I'm just disappointed that we had to give away two prospects just to get rid of him.
Manny has proven himself with the red sox although it feels very strange to see him in blue/white.
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