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Manny: I wasn't comfortable in Boston
Manny Ramirez likes to be comfortable, and says he never really was in Boston. "I couldn't breathe there; it's a small city and all on top of you. Here it's spread out. I love it. I went out for sushi, sat back on a couch and no one cared. It's like there's 20 pounds less on my back here." And yet, here he is carrying the Dodgers, an air of excitement in the stadium again, and while the bitter folks in Boston might consider it fool's gold, who are they kidding?
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He wasnt and he looks more alive in LA......escape frpm boston should be the title of this story.
Grossedout9
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Can you say new contratc drive? Boras has Manny doing big time damage control and creating an image that presents the product that is Manny as best that the uberagent and his client can, as they head into free agency.
4192jc (Don't give…
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^^ Exactly ^^
There are plenty of teams besides Boston with room to give Manny over 20 Mil per season.
TheSportsGuy.
Espn Hq, SP
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Poor Manny! He wasnt comfortable. For $20 million a year, I'd be comfortable on a bed of nails!
appogee360
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bc when he was in boston fans looked at him like a "god" and would bother him ever chance they got in public. but in LA it doesnt matter bc there are probably about 4 or 5 more popular celebs in the stands at games. him being in LA is good bc he isnt the center of attention with all the other yahoos out there.
keeping it ghetto…
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The weird thing is, Manny chose to purchase a condo on top of the Ritz, smack dab in the middle of downtown Boston.......
If he had gone just a few short miles west he could have lived somewhere where deer, turkey and the odd moose or two ramble through your backyard......
ghostofthebabe
Brookline, MA
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Here is classic damage control. Boras got to him and told him that after trying to submarine a world series championship caliber team, he'd better be on his best behavior. Other teams already know though, if he isn't happy, he will mail it in. He won't get the money that was in the options for Boston, but Boras will be happy because he wasn't going to make any money if Manny stayed in Boston, so dollar 1 is more than he was going to get. Here is my prediction: Signs with Dodgers for 3/42, Boras gets his 4.2 million and Manny mails it in within year 1.
Also, lets not forget that no one cares in LA anyway.
gahook
Boxborough , MA
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ANd yet didn't Boras tell Boston Manny would be willing to come back there next season?
Vikingfan
Jersey City , NJ
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Manny better not get too comfortable in L.A.He'll be playing somewhere else next season.Whoever chooses to buy Manny's love after this season "Caveat Emptor" .He'll quit on that team just like he did on the Red Sox.
mannyiac
Brattleboro , VT
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Manny looks good in a Dodgers uni!
And F the Rays. And the White Sox!:)
becca e.
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Anyone outside of LA buying into this BS act?
CardsFan2
Saint Louis , MO
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Appearantly Boston wasn't comfortable with Manny either ... It all works out.
Real Sports is…
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Wow, Becca is a little testy this morning.
Rex Racer
Manchester , NH
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Racer X....I lost a bet! That makes me testy!:))
becca e.
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What avatar will you be wearing on Monday becca??
RedSoxBabe
Cape Cod, MA
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Sorry to here that dear, what's the penalty?
Rex Racer
Manchester , NH
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They don't care because they don't care.... Baseball is a sideshow, and so is Manny. Good luck, missing the playoffs, and having Scott pimping you around the street corners of the league, Manny.... Run after the carrot on the stick, Manny,,,, You can't buy rings...
HPutt
Portland, ME
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Cut ur hair I think its that.
Legacyy84
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