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 [...]
Familiarity does not breed contract... There is barely a peep regarding a long term contract for Jonathan Papelbon. Too bad. He is more than a good player. He is a great player. A pressure performer and stud pitcher, and Papelbon is fun-which counts for something, especially to the paying fans at Fenway where he is lustily cheered and has deservedly become a 9th inning institution for the Red Sox. But familiarity breeds contempt, among some fans and management. The team blithely signs unknown quantity John Lackey to a $70M deal it could have given to known quantity Papelbon. Josh Beckett gets handed an even better deal and is arguably only the third best pitcher on the staff behind Lester and Bucholtz. Other older players such as Big Papi and JD Drew may be coming off the books soon, and that money should go to retain one of the most popular, clutch and great pitchers of recent Red Sox history.
Careful Mr. Henry, or he’ll put on the pinstripes and take Mariano’s place!
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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.