Thank You Manny

[bandonox]

i love you manny.. i always will
i'm buying a dodgers hat TOMORROW

[xmuscularghandix]

Manny Ramirez, thanks for the laughs, for the clutch hitting, and most of all for the championships. see you and Nomar is the world series.

[crownsy]

please dont compare manny to TO, of course he wants a new contract, they should have kept him until he retires, there is no salary cap in baseball, so they could have kept him if they wanted, clearly, management forgot how long it took the franchise to win a title, and now they trade away one of the main pieces to that success

He became TO.  He put his own demands over the team.  He quit on the team.  If he had simply gone to the media and said I want a new contract that would be one thing.  but he didnt.  he said Boston didnt deserve him.  he attacked ownership on numerous occasions.  over what?  so he could be a FA at the end of the year.  well guess what, the contract he signed included option years.  I am sick of athletes becoming whiny babies when they sign contracts and then dont like the results before it ends.  He gave them no choice but to trade him, and I am truly saddened that I look on Manny with disdain now rather then the joy that their should be.  I honestly hope he has a terrible rest of the year and signs for less then boras has told him he could get. 

Honestly there's 3 other threads to point out how you feel about him leaving, i was having fun thinking of this as mabey one thread where we could call a truce and just recognize a hall of famer leaving and our thoughts on the good times.

Just my .02 cents, everyones free to post whatever...

[Fan from VT]

I posted this in the other one, but it belongs here too:


Regardless of what happens going forward, Manny deserves to be remembered and respected for what he did in Boston. I believe that had steroids not impacted baseball so much, Manny would go down as the greatest hitter between Griffey and Alex Rodriguez. He is and has always been a great hitter, and he's come through when it mattered time and again, unlike some other big regular season hitters. We would still have no world series titles without him, I am confident in that. I believe and hope that when he enters the Hall of Fame he will be wearing a Boston hat, because Boston is where much of his legacy was solidified. In baseball terms, he was easily worth the contract the Red Sox signed him to. As big a fan of the Sox as I am, there is no way that Jason Bay replaces Manny's production; however, it is still possible for the team to win another title this year as presently constructed if the cards fall correctly. But let's not lessen Manny's impact just because we are talking ourselves into Jason Bay. Let's root wholeheartedly for Bay and remember the greatness that was Manny, and thank him for all that he gave his fans.

I am not a manager of a team, nor am I in player personnel, I am a fan. As I stated above, I had a bad feeling about the rest of this season, so if this is what management thought was best for the Sox going forward, I will wait and see, and I will root for them to win many more world series. And I will not expect Bay to be as good as Manny, but I will not boo him if he does not live up to Manny's legacy. I wish the best for the Sox, and will always remember the Hall of Fame quirky left fielder that delivered two titles.

Thank you Manny, Good luck Jason.






this is also a luck to Jason Bay post. I get very irritated at Red Sox fans who get a sick pride of how hard they are on Red Sox players. We're fans, I hope Bay does well, but I will not attack him personally if he doesn't.

[Andrew Celtic Nation]

Despite a good average with runners in scoring position and some clutch hits I still was worried when he was up with the bases loaded because he would ground into his patented "im not gonna hustle" double plays just as much as get his clutch hits. He was a great player here but it got to a point where I am glad to see him go. Jason Bay will be a nice player but we needed relieve help and we did not get that.

[xmuscularghandix]

don't worry though manny will be in a red sox hat again... when he's inducted into the HOF.

[footey]

I think this Manny sentimentality is pitiful. He has totally disrespected the Red Sox franchise, his teammates, his coaches, his manager, the guy who gives out tickets.  He epitomizes selfishness in sports.  Yes, he is a great hitter, maybe one of the all time greats, but that does not give him the excuse to behave so poorly.

Good riddance to Manny. The Red Sox should have dumped him several years ago.

[crownsy]

I think this Manny sentimentality is pitiful. He has totally disrespected the Red Sox franchise, his teammates, his coaches, his manager, the guy who gives out tickets.  He epitomizes selfishness in sports.  Yes, he is a great hitter, maybe one of the all time greats, but that does not give him the excuse to behave so poorly.

Good riddance to Manny. The Red Sox should have dumped him several years ago.

yea, we should have dropped him several years ago, your all set with giving that 2007 WS title back right? Because no way do we get past the indians without him absolutely raking the ball after we went down 3-1. I love all you guys who are estatic he's gone and won't acknowledge what he did for us. please. 

[Jeff]

I'll always have fond memories of what Manny did here, but this last few weeks puts a sour taste in my mouth

I'd like to chalk it up to Boras, but I'm pretty sure this has been brewing for years

I chose to remember Manny's bat and his smile and move on without him

[moskqq]

In basketball, the truly great players are those with a complete game.  The true heroes are the role models for our youth and our nation.  Manny was neither.  He was abysmal in the field and his one gifted dimension was "hitting" which occurred quite often.  Yet his legacy will be marred by his utter failure to run-out ground balls, leaving his bat fixed on his shoulder against the Yankees just to show management that he was "in control"...not them.

It hasn't been mentioned often enough but this Dominican that became wealthy because he was allowed to play in the U.S. disgraced himself when he refused to be honored and recognized by the President of the United States.  Students of the game were not amused by his many "antics" which did not reflect respect for the GAME nor for this nation.

Some fans will overlook his many transgressions because he "could hit" but baseball should not be viewed in such a shallow manner.  Baseball is, after all, America's Game and and as such should reflect the best of our sports, not the worst.  In this Manny was a poor representative mostly because he did not always accord the game the respect it deserved...."If you don't win...so what, there's always next year"...He played when he felt like playing, not necessarily when his team needed him most.  Such SHOULD be his legacy!

[MrsNumba17]

What a way to go out!

That's kinda sad.

Moskqq...the fact that he is Dominican and "allowed" to play in the US shouldn't be brought up. I didn't appreciate the prejudice. It's a privilege for you to be in the US as well not just "this Domincan".
He showed lack of class and sportsmanship I agree 100%...that has nothing with him being Dominican.

[LB3533]

I think this Manny sentimentality is pitiful. He has totally disrespected the Red Sox franchise, his teammates, his coaches, his manager, the guy who gives out tickets.  He epitomizes selfishness in sports.  Yes, he is a great hitter, maybe one of the all time greats, but that does not give him the excuse to behave so poorly.

Good riddance to Manny. The Red Sox should have dumped him several years ago.

Frankly, from the top down, this Red Sox organization, the front office, the GM Theo Epstein, the manager Terry Francona and all of Manny's teammates have put up with Manny's antics for too long.....

Wait a second...did I say "put up"?

What I meant was allowed.

You let the stars get away with crap for years and now you complain?

Tough noogies to all of Manny's teammates.

When the losing gets to them, when the times get harsh and rough...let's all blame the space cadet for the rest of the team's faults and poor baseball play!

I love it how when the report going out now is that Theo asked a bunch of the Red Sox Veterans what Theo should do about Manny and the answer was to trade him.

That's right, trade away the cancer of the clubhouse who by the way is hitting .390 in the month of July (last 28 games).

So what if Manny sits a few games out, he can do that to stay fresh. I'd rather Manny pick and choose when to get rest than to have Jason Varitek or Julio Lugo play every freaking game.

[yall hate]

I'll always have fond memories of what Manny did here, but this last few weeks puts a sour taste in my mouth

I'd like to chalk it up to Boras, but I'm pretty sure this has been brewing for years

I chose to remember Manny's bat and his smile and move on without him

I think this is the sentiment I was attempting to express earlier.  Manny was great...going over to SOSH there is a thread of pictures of manny throughout the years.  made me very sad to see all of the memories and think that it would be no more.  but that being said, he left such a sour taste in my mouth that I cant seem to get over it.

Listening to WEEI and other print media sources, hearing all of the other things manny apparently did in the last couple of weeks is atrocious.  apparently he had to be convinced to get on the team plane after the anaheim series.  telling teammates he would be out for 11 games.  etc. etc.  I still stand by my initial comment.  I love Manny, but he became TO in order to force managments hand, he succeeded, but I think it is sad that it had to end in such a sour manner.

[nickagneta]

In basketball, the truly great players are those with a complete game.  The true heroes are the role models for our youth and our nation.  Manny was neither.  He was abysmal in the field and his one gifted dimension was "hitting" which occurred quite often.  Yet his legacy will be marred by his utter failure to run-out ground balls, leaving his bat fixed on his shoulder against the Yankees just to show management that he was "in control"...not them.

It hasn't been mentioned often enough but this Dominican that became wealthy because he was allowed to play in the U.S. disgraced himself when he refused to be honored and recognized by the President of the United States.  Students of the game were not amused by his many "antics" which did not reflect respect for the GAME nor for this nation.

Some fans will overlook his many transgressions because he "could hit" but baseball should not be viewed in such a shallow manner.  Baseball is, after all, America's Game and and as such should reflect the best of our sports, not the worst.  In this Manny was a poor representative mostly because he did not always accord the game the respect it deserved...."If you don't win...so what, there's always next year"...He played when he felt like playing, not necessarily when his team needed him most.  Such SHOULD be his legacy!

Wow, this is the second thread that you posted in that smacks of racial prejudice and carries heavy political undertones.

Athletes aren't role models and should never be expected to act like ones.

And if there's anything more un-American than your thinly veiled racist remark, please explain to me what it is?

[MrsNumba17]

tp nick!