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By Matt

October 18, 2007 9:40 AM | Link to this

Money aside, anyone who says they don’t want Manny in the middle of their lineup is an absolute idiot. What have his ‘personality issues’ led to? Only a World Series title, consistently dominant numbers, and protection for whoever hits in front of him. Granted on any other team in the AL he’d be a DH, but he makes up for his defense with his bat.

By dork

October 18, 2007 9:44 AM | Link to this

who cares? we’re citizens of atlanta!

By I hate Boston

October 18, 2007 9:46 AM | Link to this

Manny is right, and I don’t like him. It’s not the end of the world, it is just a game. Most fans don’t see it like that though, and they need to get a life. Go Indians.

By PAHK YA CAHHHH

October 18, 2007 9:47 AM | Link to this

First off WHO CARES! I hope Boston DOES lose to the Tribe so thier CHOWDA EATIN fans can go back to being LOSERS. Remember when Boston fans were kinda adored because they were such big losers and now that they have a winning team they all act like a bunch of NY Yankee fans but worse?! It’s true, half this country that owns a SAWKS hat has never even set foot in the state of Mass. but they will tell you they are a lifelong fan. Bandwagon LOSERS!

GO PAHK YA CAHHHH IN HAVAHD YAHD

By dude

October 18, 2007 9:48 AM | Link to this

Manny being Manny…he’s just setting the stage for another run at getting traded, then we will have to listen to that most of the offseason, everyone will talk to the Red Sox about Manny, and just before the trade is finalized, he will change his mind and stay in Boston with Big Papi

By mike

October 18, 2007 9:53 AM | Link to this

This just goes to show that these guys who make millions of dollars playing a kids game really don’t care as much as the fans who spend their hard earned dollar to support their ridiculous salaries.

If Boston loses Manny still gets paid his $17M annual contract plus he gets to start his three month vacation.

By STEVE LLOYD

October 18, 2007 9:53 AM | Link to this

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE MANNY MEANT THAT THERE ARE ALOT MORE PRESSING ISSUES IN THIS WORLD. I DO NOT THINK HIS SINCEREITY FOR THE GAME OF BASEBALL OR HIS TEAM IS IN DOUBT. I AM NOT A REDSOX FAN OR A “MANNY FAN” BUT THE MAN CAN FLAT OUT HIT. THE PRESS WILL TAKE THIS OUT OF CONTEXT, AS IS OFTEN THE CASE

By Sue

October 18, 2007 9:54 AM | Link to this

On the front page of the AJC website there was an article about a woman who just had a baby who is battling cancer for the third time. Manny’s right. Not making it to the World Series is not the end of the world; not being able to see your child grow up is.

By VICK

October 18, 2007 10:10 AM | Link to this

Who watches baseball anymore? It’s the most boring sport behind womens basketball. The fun part of baseball is trying to watch an over weight pitcher try to run down a pop fly without falling over. 165 games or whatever they play and by mid season you pretty much know who is going to make the playoffs. Weak! I look forward to the next strike season and no baseball on tv for the entire summer. Now that will be awesome.

By Who Cares

October 18, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this

Manny produces in the post season and in the regular season, so who cares what he says…a lot of greats and I can name many fold like a tent in the post season and playoffs, so who cares what Manny say, if any can say who cars it is Manny!

By sox fan

October 18, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this

I agree with Manny, It’s only a game. Good luck Sox’s. The Braves would be happy with Manny.

By JRB

October 18, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

His comments sum up the problems in baseball. If any executive for any major corporation ever came out and said “who cares if we make our goals or not” they would be gone by the end of the day. Granted he is playing a kid’s game but that is his job and the goal of his company is to win the WS. When he or anyone says what he did it just proves baseball players have become spoiled brats with no appreciation of how hard it is to make it in the real world.

By BandwagonFans

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

Who cares ? When you do something once every 86 years does it really matter ? Maybe now all the Bandwagooneers will jump to another team. RedSox Nation is a complete joke, just like their city and state.

By John in Tampa, FLA

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

Baseball season isn’t over with yet??

SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZE!!!!!!

By Blank

October 18, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

I disagree, Vick. NBA basketball is the most boring sport. Lazy play, supersized egos, an utter lack of skills. They should make it a one-on-one league. I’d rather spend my money on the circus: equally entertaining, dominated by animals, but you know the circus is supposed to be a joke. Heck, NBAers aren’t even the elite basketball players in the world anymore; the international scene has surpassed the NBA. Oh, the shame the original Dream Team must feel!

By dfan

October 18, 2007 11:00 AM | Link to this

Wow, you’d think the Civil War was still being fought —— We sure do have a ton of Boston haters around..

By Toopster

October 18, 2007 11:13 AM | Link to this

He’s a jackass. As a LIFELONG Sox fan (sorry Pahk Ya Cahhh—I was born in Rhode Island, so yes, I have stepped foot in MA and Fenway Park, for that matter) I’m tired of his shenanigans and BTW, his numbers this year were not that great. I’m ready for him to go.

Any takers for J.D. Drew? Anyone? Anyone?

By bostonbob

October 18, 2007 11:14 AM | Link to this

I think there’s too many off days between games here and the media is looking for something to talk about.

Saying losing isn’t the end of the world and saying ‘I’m not trying’ are two different things. Manny’s mashing the ball in the playoffs, I think we know what he meant. Too bad the rest of the Red Sox can’t hit right now.

By Itoro in Nashville

October 18, 2007 11:16 AM | Link to this

First off, I love Manny….I don’t like the Red SAWKS but, I love his demanor, his disposition, and his attitude. I got a laugh when he admired his home-run while all of Jacobs Field GAWKED at him. It’s hilarious…and it shows that Manny has it in the right perspective.

Remember last season, he was hanging out at the Yankees’ hotel with Mariano Rivera and others and fans chastized him for “fraternizing with the enemy.” I mean, get real!!! When it’s over, he’ll go back to his place at the Boston Ritz-Carlton and chill out, take his vacation in the Carribean and come back to the Ritz for next season. Don’t worry about Manny because….he keeps the right tempermemt….unlike some on this blog.

Holla.

By huh?

October 18, 2007 11:19 AM | Link to this

Hey BandwagonFans,

Boston is the educational epicenter of the universe and has more history than all of Georgia combined. Oh and we have water.

By Righton

October 18, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this

The Braves seem to have the same attitude, 1 for 14 and the Front office and Fans think thats great. The Braves think making play-off is great but bottom line, its to win World Series. The main reason fans dont pack the park for Braves play-off games is they know Bobby and gang are happy just getting there and its over.Until that changes you can forget it. Braves need new direction in dugout.

By toopster

October 18, 2007 11:24 AM | Link to this

Agree with Boston Bob. Could we drag this out anymore? We had last night off and they weren’t even traveling. Enough already.

By Itoro in Nashville

October 18, 2007 11:24 AM | Link to this

I forgot….we have plenty of water in Nashville if you need some Atlanta!!! Go north on 75, continue on I-24 and in 3 1/2 - 4 hours, you’ll be in Nashville aka Atlanta, Jr.

Manny is simply being Manny. He has a life. He isn’t meiopic.

By Bill

October 18, 2007 11:31 AM | Link to this

No excuse for players to stand around and showboat after launching one. They ought to be benched, this isn’t the NFL. Manny has saved our bacon more than once, but the showboating and now this statement show’s just how bad it’s gotten in MLB. No class.

By lisa

October 18, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

He was tired of hearing the same dumb question, so he gave a dumb answer. But he’s right, it will not be the end of the world if they lose. I really do not agree with all the drama concerning his comments. I am a fan of the Bosox and am not upset.

By Bo

October 18, 2007 11:33 AM | Link to this

No matter what he said, he plays to win. You got to love that in a player.

By GR

October 18, 2007 11:37 AM | Link to this

As a NY Yankees fan I would be THRILLED if the Red Sox lost. They have been way too smug the entire season, thinking they are entitled to going to the WS. Now things aren’t going so great for them which is probably why Manny has said this.

By Gene

October 18, 2007 11:39 AM | Link to this

That is a very stupid comment from a very stupid player. A player who feels that way shouldn’t be on the field.

By Jerry

October 18, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

What planet are you on, Manny? You may be a good ballplayer, but you are an IDIOT!!!!

By BLAAAHHH

October 18, 2007 11:50 AM | Link to this

cmon folks stop trying to read to deep. he said it wasnt over, and that if they lost there is next year. nobody needs to jump off a bridge over a game. you pick it up and make another run next year. just a guy who can flat out hit, not hanging his head and not giving up. and speaking of bandwagon fans atl is one city to talk. sure came out of the woodwork about 1991 and level of support sure goes up and down equal to thier record doesnt it?

By truthteller

October 18, 2007 11:50 AM | Link to this

Note to “huh”…

First, nobody in ATL gives a damn about the Red Sox, or Ramirez.

Boston may be anb “educational center”, but if you spend much time in Boston, doesn’t take long to realize that most of the students there are from somewhere else. Clearly, most local people are pretty dumb and provincial…the city itself is just a typical, dirty, crime ridden northeastern city. It may have water, but you probably shouldn’t drink it.

By TC

October 18, 2007 11:51 AM | Link to this

I’m tired of the excuse of ‘manny being manny’. He’s a piece of garbage and a showboat. I hope he gets plunked tonight and that the Indians win!

By Truth

October 18, 2007 12:03 PM | Link to this

Go bankrupt, Kill someone, wreck your car, dont pay taxes, or anything else bad and it is not the end of the world. Hillary Clinton as President…. now that is the end of the world!

By franklin_ma

October 18, 2007 12:04 PM | Link to this

No one can say Manny hasn’t been trying hard enough. He’s one of the only players that’s been producing for the Sox. Maybe he’s trying to let up the pressure so the others can relax a bit. It’s too bad all of the Atlanta teams are so worthless, they’re not worth talking about.

By THEY DON'T EVEN PLAY BASEBALL IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE

October 18, 2007 12:10 PM | Link to this

Considering they don’t even play baseball over there in the American League, who gives a crap?

By HW

October 18, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

truthteller - No one in ATL cares about the Red Sox? Really? Is that the reason why the 3 game series at Turner Field this year along with the Detroit series were the most attended games this season? Check your facts before you run your mouth.

GR - I’m sorry, I missed the announced start time for the Yankee game this week? When is that, btw?

Manny’s comments were not only more of Manny being Manny, but he’s right, there are more important things in life than a baseball game. He’s done his part this postseason; if only Drew, Crisp and some of the other had then they wouldn’t be in this 3-1 hole.

And as for bandwagon fans, some of you who are Braves fans are pretty myopic and short of memory. In 1991, the resurgence of the Braves captivated more than just this city and continued through the 14 years of division titles. For the little boy in the 80s who grew up on cable in Colorado without a team of his own worshipping Bob Horner, Dale Murphy & Ken Oberkfell and never set foot in Georgia, does that make him a “bandwagoner” Braves fan?

That’s the problem with the internet, it makes every moron with a keyboard who couldn’t get anyone at a bar to listen to him into an “expert”.

By sherman

October 18, 2007 12:26 PM | Link to this

dfan, You must not have hung around the ajc blogs very much. It won’t be long before there is fighting in the streets, Baghdad style, a la Sunni vs. Shiite (Native Southerner vs. Northern transplant).

By GR

October 18, 2007 12:29 PM | Link to this

HW - I can deal with the fact that the Yankees lost the ALDS, they didn’t have the pitching or offense when they needed it. As any Yankee fan would tell you, they always wish the worst for the Red Sox. So like “Manny being Manny”, I’m just being a a Yankee fan.

By ghandi

October 18, 2007 12:30 PM | Link to this

HW - love your post…

By Former 02172

October 18, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

HW - you couldn’t have said it any better!

Go Manny! Go Big Papi! YO SOY DOMINICANO!

By BandwagonFans

October 18, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this

LMFAO

Boston the epicenter of learning. So then tell me this, why did the Big Dig take so long, come in so overbudget, and kill people that used it ?

Oh that’s right because you are the epicenter. Whatever douchebag.

And the water comment, I will take a drought any day of the week as opposed to getting up an hour early to shovel the snow out of my driveway.

Boston sucks. We all know it. Go home and comeback in another 86 years.

By WS being WS

October 18, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this

What Manny states is the truth. Does that mean he should have said it? NO, I would never want anyone as self serving as Manny on a team I was a fan of.

By THEY DON'T PLAY BASEBALL IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE

October 18, 2007 12:52 PM | Link to this

Why does the National League even play a league that doesn’t even play baseball?

Well, because there’s this monster called “Major League Baseball” that has taken over, and it must be destroyed.

Bring back baseball to the American League!!!

By BandwagonFans

October 18, 2007 12:52 PM | Link to this

Boston wishes they were NYC in everyway. I have never seen an entire city so jealous about another city. Boston will never be on the world stage the way NYC is. You want it so bad, yet it will never happen.

And I was born and raised in ATL. I have been a Braves fan my whole life, even through the crap. The Bandwagon ATL fans are all from the NORTH.

By Bucky Dent

October 18, 2007 12:52 PM | Link to this

The Red Sox are going to lose tonite and most baseball fans will be happy

The Red Sox are classless and Manny is the king of the classless Sox.

The Red Sox thought that they had a clear shot to the World Series, but forgot you actually have to play the game.

The Red Sox would not have even won their division if the season had gone 10 more games or if the Yankees hadn’t had such a miserable start

But don’t worry Sox fans, you only have to wait 83 seasons to win another world Series. 2004 was a fluke

By Bye...

October 18, 2007 12:57 PM | Link to this

…Red Sox

By Former 02172

October 18, 2007 12:57 PM | Link to this

By the way the tap water in Boston is sooooo good! Anyone up for some Kelly’s on the way to Fenway!?

By Najeh Davenpoop

October 18, 2007 12:57 PM | Link to this

He’s right, and fans need to grow some balls and realize there are more important things in life than grown men throwing balls at each other.

By huh?

October 18, 2007 1:02 PM | Link to this

Hey truthteller and Bandwagonfans,

First off, don’t tell us we have a crime problem and you don’t. That’s just foolish. We can go to ballgames without worrying about being mugged. And lets talk about locals in Atlanta and how smart they are, shall we? Okay, conversation over!

If northerners weren’t in Atlanta, this town would still be a train station.

As for the big dig, hey when you engage in big boy multi-billion dollar projects to push the envelope, things happen. When you build something bigger than the 17th street bridge call us.

Enjoy your 8 second shower this morning, as if locals don’t smell bad enough, geez.

By Former 02172

October 18, 2007 1:10 PM | Link to this

I smell some jealously to all the Red Sox haters just because they cannot understand the love and loyalty for the Sox.

By Kevin Brown

October 18, 2007 1:19 PM | Link to this

The reviewer of these posts is obviously a southerner.

The fact of the matter is the Sox won the division, and if ‘if’ was a fifth, we’d all be drunk.

When did the Yankees win last? When did they win a playoff series last? The curse of the bloody sock haunts the Yankees.

By BandwagonFans

October 18, 2007 1:27 PM | Link to this

Huh?

History isn’t your strong suite is it ?

You do realize that we were one of the original 13 right ? And that carpetbaggers have been coming down here since then ruining what was once the beautiful south. You have no clue what you are even talking about. Have fun with you accents,and brunettes with big noses.

I travel all over the Northeast for business, and my company is HQ’d in Atlanta and was founded there. I have to show all you yankees how technology works. And let me tell you, you guys are morons.

I figured out why people don’t move out of the NE. They don’t teach geography. Because if people knew you could live somewhere that it doesn’t snow 8 months out of the year they would be all over it.

You are right, ATL sucks. SO QUIT MOVING HERE !!! Or keep moving here and making us rich when we rape you on property sales.

By I PREFER BASEBALL OVER THE AMERICAN LEAGUE

October 18, 2007 1:27 PM | Link to this

As a fan of the game of baseball, I could care less about what goes on over there in the American League.

Why do they even call what they play “baseball”?

By PAHK YA CAHHH

October 18, 2007 1:30 PM | Link to this

So in other words “toopster” you are one of those annoying a$$ redsox fans that infested Turner Field (like the plague). What a bunch of losers. You were probably one of the morons trotting around in your Boston Celtics gear just to show you are from up there. And if it is so great up there with all the history and all the water why don’t you take your carpet baggin a$$ back up there?! Seriously, do you know how annoying SAWKS fans are? They actually make me pull for the Yankees to win (and i hate the yankees) just so youz guyz can go back to being the losers you have been for the past 90 whatever years.

Wheya is NOMAHHHH??? Wheya is Kevin Millahhhhhh???

Why don’t you morons do us all a favor and GO PAHK YA CAHHH IN HAVAD YAHHHHD.

By Former 02172

October 18, 2007 1:39 PM | Link to this

That is so funny I grew up in Boston - spent every summer at Fenway and nobody up there ever says “Pahk ya cah in the havah yahd”

We do however say….

WHADAYA REHTAHDED!!??

By PAHK YA CAHHH

October 18, 2007 1:53 PM | Link to this

HW, in ‘92 all of the people that started cheering for the Braves after they started winning ARE indeed bandwagon fans. A majority of the Redsox fans that aren’t from the north east started pulling for them after they made the thier big comeback against the Yanks and yes they ARE bandwagon fans too.

Another thing that separates the Braves fans from the 80’s that only had Braves baseball to watch on tv are nowhere near as obnoxious as youz guyz’ fans are. Any redsox fan will have you believing they are the biggest redsox fan ever.

You are indeed well spoken HW but bandwagon fans are bandwagon fans. Your team just seems to have way more. Either that or they are just fair weather fans which would explain a lot.

By veg

October 18, 2007 2:07 PM | Link to this

You typically don’t hear much out of real red sox fans. Might wear a shirt or hat, but don’t run their mouths.

Real Red Sox fans that put up with all we put up with pre-2004 are still in a state of bliss as I am and we still get great satisfaction out of the comeback against the Yankees and win, and that’s good enough. What scenario would ever top 2004 for us? We’ve peaked, and that has relaxed a lot of real Sox fans, myself included.

Every year there’s some reason to talk about the 2004 Sox in the playoffs when a team is down big, and that’s very cool.

This series against Cleveland stinks for sure, but hey they’re the better team now and I don’t mind seeing them win, it’s been what, 60 years for them? They should enjoy it like we did, that won’t upset me, although I’m still rooting for my team to win.

Anyway, if you’re going to judge Sox fans, picking out the fair weather ones is pretty easy, if they’re modest and pretty quiet, they’re real, if they’re annoying and loud, they’re not.

By Gary

October 18, 2007 2:19 PM | Link to this

I don’t know how the discussion here digressed from what Manny said to who has the most obnoxious fans. Believe me, just from this blog alone there is proof there are plenty of obnoxious fans. What troubles me about Manny is he said it’s no big deal if they miss the WS. How can any player, especially one of Manny’s stature, say that during the playoffs? Why even play? Oh yeah, the $$$$$. Now I get how some of you fans have become so obnoxious. Look at your heroe$.

By Ann

October 18, 2007 2:25 PM | Link to this

It’s too bad he became an American citizen or we could deport him!!!!

By scott

October 18, 2007 2:39 PM | Link to this

manny he a good hitter but lasp in other areas . i think he really care about manny and manny only but that want win him or the sox a world series this year .manny your grand standing is in very poor taste win or lose have some profesional class . go tribe

By Switzerland

October 18, 2007 2:40 PM | Link to this

These AJC blogs crack me up. How come every blog digresses into a black vs. white, north vs. south, us vs. them discussion? Anyways, I’ll add my two cents.

I grew up in Atlanta and have been a life long Braves fan. I now live in NYC and attended some Yankees games. People from NY and Boston are just more passionate about baseball, that’s a fact. You can just feel the instensity from the fans as the chant. A few years ago, I bought tickets to the Braves-Giants 5th game at the ticket office before the game and got 3rd baseline seats. That would never happen up here. Braves fans are just not as passionate about the Braves as New Yorkers are about the Yankees are or Boston is about the Sox.

The flip side is northerns know jack about college football.

By Walker

October 18, 2007 2:55 PM | Link to this

Sounds like a guy who only cares about the money. Big ups to teams like the Rockies (one of the least paid rosters in the league) playing from the heart and not the wallet.

By BUSHWACKER

October 18, 2007 3:02 PM | Link to this

As I stated about a mnth ago, this is why PRO SPORTS will soon cease to exist,at least Pro Sports as we now know them.

The sad part is while morons like Manny make $20 million a year and contribute NOTHING TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, he is SO STUPID he has no idea that there is anything wrong with his attitude.

I know there are still some Pro athletes that want to Win more than anything, but I’m afraid the majority of players are just like Manny and once the eqaully ignorant public realizes this, then they will quit going to the games, bringing pro team sports to an end.

Individual sports like Golf where if you don’t perform you don’t get paid will be all that’s left.

Think about it, what would you really rather see, your team maybe some day winning a champioship OR having PRO Baseball,basketball and football simply no longer exist and get to enjoy watching and laughing while these idiot athletes struggle to get a job that pays less tghan what we make.

I don’t know about you, but that would put a huge smile on my face!!!

By BravesRule

October 18, 2007 3:03 PM | Link to this

I don’t know who came up with “Manny being Manny”, “Barry being Barry”, or allowing Roger Clemens to decide when he wants to show up at the ballpark and be a part of the team…but this is STUPID to let these players act like they are bigger than the team and really shows the selfishness and greed of these particular players…when a player doesn’t want to be a part of the team, doesn’t want to win championships, or in Roger’s case doesn’t even want to be at the ballpark…its time for them to quit-or- time for teams to quit paying them. Regardless of how unlikley it is, every male on Earth dreams of being a part of a major league team and its time that teams STOP letting these morons disrespect the game! If they don’t want to be there…someone else will be glad to take there place

By BUSHWACKER

October 18, 2007 3:06 PM | Link to this

steve lloyd, I promise you that’s not what Manny meant, because Manny does not care about the things you were talking about.

By Why not print the rest of the interview

October 18, 2007 3:07 PM | Link to this

I you read the whole interview you will see that the statement is way out of context. What do you want him to do? It used to be the media killed him cause he would not talk to him. Then he does and they kill him.

His job is to hit a baseball and he actually shows that he enjoys it on the field. What is wrong with that? Isn’t that what everyone complains that athletes do not do anymore????

By Former 02172

October 18, 2007 3:28 PM | Link to this

Switzerland has a point - you see so many Mets fans/A’s fans/Cubs fans/Red Sox fans, etc. early to any series - Braves just don’t have that loyalty.

By Sri

October 18, 2007 3:49 PM | Link to this

Folks,

I think this comment should not be taken in the literal sense, considering Manny’s English is not that good. My interpretation of what he was trying to say is, we have a good team, no need to panic, we’ll do our best and try to bounce back. This is a professional player who is judged by both is personal stats and his team’s stats, day in and out. What is important is when we he said, “Why should we panic?” because “we’ve got a great team.” Let us pay attention to that too. I was listening to ESPN Radio last evening at around 9.00-ish. Sean Salisbury, the analyst, is a huge Sox fan and Sean said that if Manny had stuck with the rah rah rah coachspeak, we would have all said that baseball is not the end all and be all of life and that Manny should just chill it a bit.

No matter what pro athletes or even movie stars say, they will always get criticized. Considering the way Manny has played through the years and through this season, I don’t think Sox fans ought to question his attitude and commitment. I’d love to have him on our Braves roster any given day!

By DLA

October 18, 2007 4:20 PM | Link to this

I’d take Manny in a second. I would rather have him then Jeeeeeetuh or A-Rod. He is a gamer, and he’s right, there is more to life than baseball you fantasy-league yankers…

By Tommy

October 18, 2007 5:46 PM | Link to this

Typical overpayed player, these stiffs need to get a job like 99% of the rest of us folks.

By Tommy

October 18, 2007 5:46 PM | Link to this

Typical overpayed player, these stiffs need to get a job like 99% of the rest of us folks.

By Tommy

October 18, 2007 5:46 PM | Link to this

Typical overpayed player, these stiffs need to get a job like 99% of the rest of us folks.

By Toby Cash

October 19, 2007 5:39 AM | Link to this

I agree, there is way too much money going to players who make their living by just playing a game.

By George

October 19, 2007 8:23 AM | Link to this

Manny is right.

By Rick

October 19, 2007 9:30 AM | Link to this

This was a total overeaction. His statement did mean he doesnt care but that the team is not in a panic. Players and fans shouldnt slit their wrists if Boston loses this series. There is next year and there are more important things in the world. Maybe we should be thinking about the young first base coach in the Rockies minor league. Now, do you think it’s the end of the world if they lose?