I am officially sick of Manny Ramirez. I used to hate Manny back in the day, but his laid back atmosphere got to me, because I could relate. For the past 15 years, (or that's what it seems like) there has always been an incident when Manny has asked to be traded, put on waivers, or something like that. This year I am kind of sick of Manny being Manny. It seems like he has changed a little bit, first the fight with Youk, then pushing a 60 year old guy to the ground, and now him saying he would not veto a trade if the Sox decided to get rid of him. I am tired of it.
I'm not saying that every Red Sox player has team loyalty but it is quite apparent that all Manny cares about is his giant salary.
I also know Manny may be the best Red Sox hitter (other than Grandslam Mirabelli)I have seen in my life. But I say ship him out when he is still productive and get some good young arm, or a great outfield prospect.
From our up and coming writer William Topham:
Once again Manny being Manny bull shit is headlining in the sports world. It's clear the ego of Manny is taking over the Sox club house and sucking the life out of the team like a tick. To put it bluntly he's being a prick once again. He's got one thing right enough is enough. What I don't think he is right about is that the Sox need Manny, regardless of what everyone thinks. I for one am a realist and realize that he is an absolute beast, but he's not what he once was. From 2001 threw 2006 he averaged 39 homers, 119 RBI, and a .317 batting average. In the past few years he's lost some of that production and has increasing become more and more of a pain in the ass. Of course many people wont agree with my stance on Manny being a dueche bag because he has entertained to the point of capturing the hearts of Boston's faithful. Quite honestly I'm sick of the shit, and, personally, the ownership need's set an example with Manny Ramirez, and a lesson to the rest of the league and trade his ass. Of course everyone will object saying that no team could possibly come close to giving the Sox the equivalent of what is Manny Ramirez or that the Red Sox will go no where without him. But sometimes an organization needs to cut its losses and move on, such as the case with the Red Sox of 2008. For an organization to go out of its way to accommodate one player the way in which the Red Sox have done in the past 6 years and still have countlessly been shited on by his immature nature is remarkable. There's no doubt that he was a key part of bring two Championships to Boston, but if it wasn't for the pitching staff's they wouldn't have went as far, and accomplished as much as they did. There's is little doubt that once again, that this team will go as far as their pitching will take them. So I conclude with some possible Manny deals that would help the team this season, without the prospects in which the club desires.
1. Trade him to the ATL and get Tex and McCann-Tek isn't going to be around forever.
2. Trade him to Colorado and get Fuentes and Holliday filling both the needs to bolster the bullpen and provide the right handed power bat that the line up needs.
3. Trade him the Philli and get Burrell and some young players, maybe the Flyin' Hawaiian
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