The 2d segment was very good indeed. It was right on the money. He is an egotist at the money level and he thinks he can do it and he wants to know now. Not likely!
So, does he stew the rest of the way? The Sox might not want to go through that and finally give him what he wants . . . whatever that is . . . probably even more money. In which case I’d tell him to look around. He’d go high and he deserves it, but he would be better advised to forget the money and go for family.
He’s acting like a child. He’s fair game. Bust his balls, maybe wake him up.
[...] Shaughnessy: Did Ramirez Intentionally Fan Flames?Edes Update: Manny Was Fined for McCormick Melee, But Just $10-$15k; Sox Don’t Think Manny Went Down on PurposeLobel: Manny Fined Six-Figures for McCormick ShovePerception Exists That May Have Mailed It in vs. Mariano in NYSurvey: Should the Sox Pick Up Manny’s $20 Million Option?Boras to Meet with Manny on the FutureRed Socks Diaries: Press Conference with Manny [...]
Lineup shuffle... The recent Red Sox lineup shuffle is a window into the psyche and personality of a baseball player. It can be a very sensitive topic. In a competitive and transparent business, what the guys can’t say or reveal in an interview, is plain to see otherwise in their performance on the field. Despite the brave faces, some players have the makeup for the bullseye expectation of the leadoff spot, and others like Ellsbury are comfortable in a more unassuming part of the lineup. Batting fifth & sixth, Papi doesn’t seem to have the weight of the world on his shoulders, just a freer bat. Pedroia was perhaps a Most Valuable sur(P)prise at #2, but hitting #1 isn’t quite the right fit. (0)
The 2d segment was very good indeed. It was right on the money. He is an egotist at the money level and he thinks he can do it and he wants to know now. Not likely!
So, does he stew the rest of the way? The Sox might not want to go through that and finally give him what he wants . . . whatever that is . . . probably even more money. In which case I’d tell him to look around. He’d go high and he deserves it, but he would be better advised to forget the money and go for family.
He’s acting like a child. He’s fair game. Bust his balls, maybe wake him up.
[...] Shaughnessy: Did Ramirez Intentionally Fan Flames?Edes Update: Manny Was Fined for McCormick Melee, But Just $10-$15k; Sox Don’t Think Manny Went Down on PurposeLobel: Manny Fined Six-Figures for McCormick ShovePerception Exists That May Have Mailed It in vs. Mariano in NYSurvey: Should the Sox Pick Up Manny’s $20 Million Option?Boras to Meet with Manny on the FutureRed Socks Diaries: Press Conference with Manny [...]
So stupid, and then they say the Yanks are racist.