Manny Ramirez Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Manny Ramirez has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
A very sad day for Red Sox Nation.
Manny Ramirez has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
A very sad day for Red Sox Nation.
Manny speaking about the Red Sox front office: “I’m tired of them - they’re tired of me.”
The Red Sox front office bean counters way back when got the deal of the century when they signed Manny Ramrez. Manny has always come through for the Red Sox, even after being put on waivers by the know it all wonderboy bean counters in the Red Sox front office. the front office dows not go out and produce runs or excite the fans, it is the players, the real people on the field day in and day out. This is not the way a team should treat a superstar who produces:
The Sox spanked him publicly Friday. For the first time. Outraged he would quit on them at the start of the Yankee series, they let him dangle in the breeze for all the world to see. Convinced he was lying about his right knee, they sent him for an MRI on both knees (in case Manny suddenly tried to claim it was the left knee). Then they made sure we all knew the MRIs were clean - getting word out before the end of the game. Late Friday, the club told him he’d be suspended if he refused to play Saturday - a sanction the Players Association would have grieved and won.
Manny Ramirez finally hit his 500th career home run Saturday night, which all but guarantees a fast track for Manny into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Manny hit the first pitch in his at bat in the seventh inning to give the Sox the lead.
The historic shot took place at Camden Yards which was full of Red Sox fans as usual.
So many Red Sox fans make the trek to Baltimore to see the Red Sox it has been nicknamed by Red Sox Nation as “Fenway South.”
Manny could hit number 600 in the next three years.