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Manny a Giant?

February 8th, 2009 · Comments Off

Giants accelerate talks with Manny Ramirez
Whatever.  I guess since they don’t want Barry Bonds any more, they have to get someone.  But do they really need the drama?
Manny might see a better fit if he went back to the American League.  I mean, he’s not exactly a spring chicken.  And he’s not the world’s best [...]

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Manny being Manny

February 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

…or it is really Scott (Boras) being Scott? Probably a little of both. Manny rejects $25 million offer.  That’s $25 mil for ONE YEAR.  What’s the matter, is that not enough money for both him and Boras to live on?  Is that not enough to buy a spiffy new car, or a nice [...]

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Tek is coming back to Boston!

January 30th, 2009 · Comments Off

Whew!  I was getting worried there for a while.  Yesterday it was all over the news that he might likely sit out the 2009 season, or even choose to retire.  But, thankfully, an agreement was reached which will keep Tek here for 2009 and possibly 2010.
Now we can think ahead to Spring Training.  I still [...]

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I just wanna watch baseball!

January 25th, 2009 · Comments Off

I am getting very sick of Scott Boras and the whole Jason Varitek saga.  Here is the latest.  Sheesh, grown men are being paid millions to play a game I played for no pay as a kid, why does there have to be all of this talk about contracts and money and stuff?  Frankly, it [...]

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Yay!

January 21st, 2009 · Comments Off

Sox sign Pap!
Okay, so it’s only for a year, but he did get a hefty raise.  I think he deserves it, he’s no longer a young kid who still needs acne treatments; he has experience under his belt now. He’s arrived at last!
I really hope that something can be worked out over the next [...]

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