Manny Staying With The BoSox - Best One-Two Punch In Baseball Stays

[matcom]

"apparently" both sides worked it out. Manny is staying

the BEST one-two punch of Ramirez/Ortiz lives on :bounce:

[Bill219]

1. great news...

I think we could all see the future of the line up last night without Manny when Ortiz got walked (4) times

[WilliamPitt]

2. Half the battle concluded

The other half is to cross our collective fingers and hope Manny doesn't sulk his way through the rest of the season.

Yeah, it's possible.

[matcom]

5. i don't think he will pull a Pedro

*fingers crossed*

[carnie_sf]

7. Manny does this every year

it never seems to affect his production though

[KarenInMA]

10. Sulk??!

Did you just see that? Did you see him glowing during the post game? Manny, just being Manny.

[Botany]

3. So the gold glove in left field is staying?

Just saw him in Chicago last Sunday ........
One of the best hitters ever but his fielding .......
He turned a single into a triple w/ 2 RBIs .......
although I have seen him make remarkable plays too.

Good luck BoSox

[matcom]

4. arguably the best bat in baseball?

he can drop a couple

[WilliamPitt]

6. It's pretty funny

He leads the league in outfield assists at the plate. Not because he is spiderman in the outfield, but because runners consistently test him, and he has had a lot of chances to help the catcher nail guys at the plate.

Basically, he leads the league in a good stat because he is so bad.

[Botany]

8. Man-Ram

Used to take little mental vacations when he played outfield for
the Indians. Great bat but his glove is a problem.

[rinsd]

20. Worst nickname ever bestowed....Rome is an evil genius (nt)

[CTLawGuy]

9. and he plays mostly at Fenway

short left field.

thats a good point about the outfield assists.

[Jersey Devil]

11. What in hell were the Red Sox thinking about?

There was going to be a party at Yankee Stadium if he want to the Mets.

[In Truth We Trust]

12. Thank the gods for Manny staying- thge best bat in baseball, period!

Too bad Theo didn't trade freeper schill for some young arms. I guess the pickings were too slim. regardless schilling needs to pitch NOT Pretend to be a GM/Mgr.

[DaveinMD]

13. that's funny

currently, they don't hold a candle to A-Rod and Giambi, not to mention Sheffield and Matsui.

[carnie_sf]

14. Uh

who's in first?

[DaveinMD]

15. so Ted Williams must have sucked

He didn't finish first too often.

[KarenInMA]

16. What stat are you using? It's sure as hell not RBI...

RUNS BATTED IN RBI

1. Manny Ramirez, Bos 93
2. David Ortiz, Bos 88
3. Mark Teixeira, Tex 85
4. Alex Rodriguez, NYY 81
5. Richie Sexson, Sea 81

[nickgutierrez]

17. RBIs are a bad statistic

They're more dependant on the runners on base in front of then than any ability of the hitter.

OPS isn't great, but it's a far sight better than RBI.

[DaveinMD]

18. Lets look to more robust stats than RBI

which is more of a team stat.

OPS. On base plus slugging is a much more useful stat. Both Giambi and A-Rod have a 996 ops to lead the league.

[rinsd]

19. If RBIs are the measure....Yanks have 3 guys over 80 (nt)

[DaveinMD]

23. RBI

is a hideous stat to judge a major league hitter by.

[HuckleB]

24. It's the middle of this particular season.

Stats up to this point in one year don't mean a whole heck of a lot in the bigger, longer term scheme of things.

[DaveinMD]

26. its far enough into the year

to make conclusions about the stats

[Kathy in Cambridge]

21. I love the childish desperation on this thread.

I guess it's to be expected of a Yankees fan...

[DaveinMD]

22. what desperation

Giambi and A-Rod are tied for the league lead in ops. Sheff and Matsui aren't far behind. But you throw out charges instead of refuting with facts. Typical Boston fans.

[HuckleB]

25. But, but, but...

they're so classy!

;)


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