http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/08/manny_gets_a_ha.html
The thing that strikes me here is that Torre is calling him into the office everyday to moniter the progress of a freakign hair cut, and manny kinda gave one of those "my manager's a moron, whatever" awnser's.
that, combined with torre snapping at a reporter like his joke about manny's hair was a huge deal leads me to belive torre is far too uptight to manage manny beyond this year.
also, way to say "if i come back" manny, wern't you in love with this place 5 days ago to the extent that you pretty much said your returning?
manny being manny, soon you'll learn what the darker side of that is LA. 
Eh, I'd be careful of sleeping on Joe on this one. If there's one skill that he has above all others as a manager (and there are many who have wondered about some of his tactical in-game management), it's his ability to manage egos and personalities -- easily his biggest asset in the Yanks' late-90s run.
I can't speak for all of my blue-bleeding brethren, but I was thrilled to have Joe come aboard at the beginning of this season, and I began rooting for Manny in Dodger blue as a pipe dream when he first began to hit the market. It's been a dream so far, and I'm happily willing to put up with all the MBM goofiness to have this guy in town...
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until he quits on you that is. Listen, i love everythign the guy did for us, but it saddens me that he throws temper tantrums that affect his game. Wait till you give him his contract and you guys are 5 games out next year, he may decided just not to play anymore, as he did to us in 2006.
Rumors are that put a pretty big rift between him and ortiz.
I hear what you're saying, crownsy, and I understand the risks associated with having Manny in town. Here's my question to you: Considering the whole of what transpired during his tenure, were the last seven and a half seasons worth the trouble as a Sawx fan?
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oh defintly, and i see where your coming from as well.
the real question is, at 37 as he will be next year, does his risk still outweigh his reward?
when he was 28-36, it certainly did. will it when hes 37, 38 and 39? we shall see.
The age is a fair point of yours, and I guess this is where my rational (or really, admitted irrationality) gets a bit sad:
As you may know, historically, the Dodgers' MO has been pitching and defense, and even in their best years, the hitting hasn't been the dominant force on the team. Over the last few seasons, the hitting has ranged from terrible to mediocre, and the pitching has been a far cry from truly great Dodger pitching (think Sandy in the '60s and Orel in the '80s...not really what we've got with Messrs. Lowe, Penny and Kuroda...although I love Chad Billingsley, and Kershaw is growing on me). Manny may easily be the best hitter the Dodgers have had during my lifetime, and just having him in the line-up makes this team so much more *watchable* and exciting, it's unbelievable to me.
Further, as a New Yorker, the great likelihood is that I'll be going to a sum total of zero Dodger games at Chavez Ravine over the next couple of years (although I've gone a few times in the past and would likely try to get out if things get fun in late October). So the money is Frank McCourt's rather than mine via rising ticket prices, and if he is willing to spend it, the actual number that goes to Manny isn't *all* that consequential to me (though it would be nice not to have mortgage the roster of the guy). He's still better at 37 than anything else they have by a long shot, and it's a pleasure to get to watch him hit...so at least for now, I'm all for keeping him around and living with the goof.
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