Free agents and the Sox

adamg — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:02:42 +0000

Zach looks at available free agents and the odds they might sign with the Sox, including Johnny Damon:

... The rock star is headed to the Bronx, where he shaves off all of his hair, is brainwashed by Steinbrenner, and sells his soul to the devil. ...

Red, meanwhile, wishes to have a word or two with Sox management, specificially: Thou shalt not trade Manny:

... So the guy will occasionally leave the field mid-game to take a whiz. So he sometimes forgets how many outs there are. So he'll slag off on the basepaths from time to time. If this was Bernard Gilkey we were talking about, I'd say tie him to a raft and set him loose in Boston Harbor. But Manny is one of the best, if not the best, righthanded hitter in the game. Where else ya gonna get those 45 home runs and 144 RBIs? And who's gonna protect Papi in the line-up? Kevin Youkilis? If you give him a gun, maybe. ...

Letting Manny be ... someplace else

adamg — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 15:48:00 +0000

Andrew wonders What Would Theo Do? What if the Sox did unload Manny? What about Johnny? What about the non-bullpen?

Manny Ortiz

Free agents and the Sox

Letting Manny be ... someplace else