Bye Bye Manny! - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

nightfighter · 07-31-2008, 05:15 PM

Dodgers did well in the deal... I think Boston was forced to give up too much (Hansen and Moss) considering the 7 million they're ponying up for Manny's remaining contract.

$20 million a year.... figure a 30 week season, that's like $666,000 a WEEK, before Uncle Sam and the agent's cut. He's a dope, and here's to management, ownership, and the players (who I heard were almost unanomous in their vote) for standing up to players who put themselves before the team and society in general.

$666,000 a week...get real. They should all be capped at one million a year.

striperman36 · 07-31-2008, 05:53 PM

FINALLY
What's it been, 7 years of
I don wanna play no more
I don wanna be here
I don wanna run to 1st base
I don wanna catch da ball
I gotta peee

He brought this on himself, he gets what he wants, the team pays for it.
He and Pedro can go home

I am sorry, I am so disillusioned by professional athletics these days, but then they don't get paid to think, they get paid to play.
Hire an agent to think.

afterhours · 07-31-2008, 05:57 PM

btw- the sox will be back in 1st place this side of 2 weeks

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spence · 07-31-2008, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by afterhours

btw- the sox will be back in 1st place this side of 2 weeks

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+1

-spence

Mike P · 07-31-2008, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Strike_King

.Not to mention that some of the NL ballparks have huge outfields...
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Not anymore. The last one of those cookie cutter stadiums from the 70s is Shea, and it's in its final season. Even Dodger Stadium isn't as big as it used to be. The Stick, Riverfront, Three Rivers, The Vet, Olympic Field, Busch II, the Astrodome, all gone.

Mike P · 07-31-2008, 09:06 PM

Very few stadiums have as big a left field as Yankee Stadium. Manny did OK there over the years. Jacobs Field was pretty spacious in left, too.

fishbones · 07-31-2008, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike P

Very few stadiums have as big a left field as Yankee Stadium. Manny did OK there over the years. Jacobs Field was pretty spacious in left, too.

Manny played right field in Cleveland. RF at Jacobs is a little easier than LF there, but he wasn't that good a fielder back then. He had a gun for an arm, but wasn't very good at getting to balls. Left in Fenway is tailor made for him. He'll be fine in LA. There just aren't many really good left fielders in baseball anymore. And the fans there won't notice when he flubs a ball or doesn't hustle.