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Boras won't discount Manny
Manny Ramirez is now treated like Barry Bonds. His home crowd loves him, even if the rest of the country considers him an affront to sports. And, like Bonds, on those rare occasions when a pitcher challenges Ramirez, he amazingly is not caught unprepared and hits the ball hard. In Philadelphia's 7-5 Game 4 triumph, Ramirez was walked three times, yet was ready for the opportunity to deliver an RBI single and a to-the-gap double. It was all rather Bonds-ian. And so, apparently, may be the strategy on how Scott Boras sells Ramirez this offseason to interested teams, perhaps including the Mets and Yankees. The case, like that of Bonds, is that Ramirez has maintained greatness into his upper 30s, can carry a team, and despite questions of his makeup "pays for himself from a business standpoint" by selling tickets, adding TV viewers, moving merchandise and helping produce victories. In other words, Boras is not offering apologies or discounts related to the unprofessional way in which Ramirez forced his way out of Boston. In true no-retreat, no-surrender Boras style, he is strongly hinting that he wants a six-year contract for Ramirez at top-of-the-market dollars.
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JFKJR
I Say, FU
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Good luck to any team that signs the "Manny circus" for 6 years...
He is on his best behavior right now. Sign him to a deal and watch the poison start spreading through your clubhouse..............
JFKJR
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AND comparing Manny to Bonds is funny.
They are BOTH hated.................
JFKJR
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Any GM who gives many more than 3 years should be fired on the spot. The only one who might be stupid enough to do so is Minaya, who has a new stadium to open and a second epic collaspe to try and wash away.
TeddySalad
Blue Point, NY
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Oh they all gonna want Manny. The Red Sox are screwed-up right now. Mnny is getting the last laugh on them chumps.
Bond 007
Jacksonville , FL
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Hey bond, remember the Red Sox were on the same situation twice and come up with the WS so maybe its a tradition they are trying to make. Overcome a 1-3 deficit and sweep the WS.
Jeremy_Wade:…
Atl, GA
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Boras wouldn't discount a player if he lost an arm in the off season. He'd come up with some idiotic argument that a one armed player will bring in more fans and that he'd be quicker with less weight to run with.
Any GM giving Manny 6 years needs to be shot in the knee caps.
Justin Cyder
Msg, NY
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Manny would be a great addition to the Yankees.
dougsomers
Franklin , WI
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Yes, for six years.
SlinkyRedfoot
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Great addition or festering sore?
Catwoman
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Yes, let the Yankees sign the Manny circus for 6 years!!
AND pay him ALL the money!!!
Perfect................
JFKJR
I Say, FU
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Neither.
He is like getting ****. You can treat it but it won't go away.............
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LOL, classic line
700 Level Lifer
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This just in..... Cole Hamels is so good he already threw 2 strikes in tonights game
700 Level Lifer
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