Hey there...as you probably didn't notice I haven't been blogging since the Manny trade...I wasn't happy with it, and was in a little funk afterwards...don't get me wrong, I still love the Sox...I haven't missed a night of the season and am watching Masterson try to get out of trouble here in the 7th of game 2 in the ALDS...but the blog was lost for the season. I kept thinking about a Manny piece that would allow me to move on and get back to business, but I couldn't write it. Maybe someday I will, but for now I'll rely on an old stalwart...here's Simmons' piece on the Manny trade. It's pretty much the position I've held all along and if you know me than you know this is true...if you don't, believe it...thanks to Mr. Simmons for having the job and the motivation to write it...
It's a long one, so grab a drink and sidle on up...enjoy...
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=manny
Selfishly, this is my place to root, rant and rave for the Boston Red Sox...we live and die with them out here and sometimes you can only vent by smashing keyboard keys ('cause no one want to f-ing hear it, especially not now)...I'll try to keep the profanity to a minimum for the G-rated crowd, and other than that, enjoy!
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Who Am I?
- SawxCJF
- Providence, RI, United States
- Lifelong Sox fan that's seen the decent, the horrible and now the promised land (twice)...I'll chime in after every game and throw out some op/ed stuff as desired or required...my schedule is a little nuts so sometimes I see the games, sometimes I "watch" them on MLB.com and other times I get blacked out, so ESPN highlights are my only source...consider that as you read... Oh, and consider this my disclaimer, all opinions, "facts," and other crap on this site are in no way representative of any official Red Sox anything...this is all being done by a fan and hopefully some other fans...that's ALL...
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My All Time Favorite Red Sox in this order...
- Dwight Evans - grew up with Dewey. Loved the rocket arm and the batting stance...
- Pedro Martinez - he gave us hope...there was nothing like the excitement of a Pedro start at Fenway in his prime...
- Manny Ramirez - I can't help it, I'm a Manny fan, always have been, always will be...maybe it's the number...I dunno...
- Josh Beckett - liked this kid's makeup when he beat the Yanks in 2003...never thought I'd get to pull for him like I did in 2007...and he delivered...
- David Ortiz - I still don't really have any idea how he did that in 2004...do you? A lifetime of memories in one month...
- Carl Yastrzemski - before I knew much of anything I knew that "Yaz" is a synonym for "class."
- Jim Rice - scary good...
- Jason Varitek - C
- Ted Williams - his legend alone makes the list since I never saw him, but he's so prominent I actually put him on here twice before realizing my error...
- Also Ran: Johnny Roberts Millar - would have cracked the list if they were one player (and Damon didn't sell out)
