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?When I logged onto Boston Dirt Dogs this morning, some of my worst fears were confirmed:
1. Boston is once again shopping around Manny
2. They, along with the rest of MLB, have eefectively been punk'd by the Beltran aura
Now, before I start looking too far into this, I hardly think that the Mets are planning on giving up one of their biggest free agent signings ever after just one year. And, why give up a young Beltran for a soon-to-be aging Manny Ramirez. And there is every reason to believe that Pedro is behind ALL OF THIS!
Ok, now, onto the "Beltran aura". This guy has been around for 7 years now. He's a career .282 hitter. He has never hit more than 29 homers in a single season, in fact, the past 3 years, his production has fallen streadily! Now, some argue that hes got speed; well, the past 3 years he has stolen 14, 28, and 17 bases...speed...riiiiight. And what does speed do for the Red Sox anyways? They have always been the win it with the big swing team, never a small ball team. Even if he comes to Boston his SB's will go down yet again.
Need more proof that this Beltran phantom isn't all hes hyped up to be? Past 3 years stikeouts have gone from 44 to 57 to 96! Hmm, who does that number remind me of...oh yeah, Mark Belhorn...(no offense Bel). Given, Manny had more SO than Beltran, BUT he still hit higher avg and drove in more runs. Beltran has only hit over .300 in 2/7 seasons, Manny has done it 9/11 full seasons. The numbers are not even comparable.
Sure, the guy is an obvious upgrade defensively over the girly armed Johnny Damon, but if theres one thing I've learned about the Red Sox in recent years is you do not screw with the chemistry. You think Ortiz is going to be happy about losing his best friend Manny for the quiet and withdrawn Beltran? Hell no! Manny's antics on the field are a part of this team and entertain the fans and players alike, I'll take a few unbelieveably botched plays per year for the 45 HR that come with them.
Manny Ramirez means more to the Boston Red Sox than anyone seems to choose to recognize and it would be a damn shame if management trades him for Beltran (which also means goodbye Damon). Tear apart this team and you will be waging war with the fans who love them. Manny is routinely named the most dangerous right handed hitter in the AL (Sheff too) followed by Papi who is the most dangerous left handed hitter in MLB. Break up this duo and you may not see the playoffs for a while. Especially when you don't have the pitching to back it up.
Remember, all Beltran did to deserve that contract last year was tear up the playoffs. Wow, 12 games=best player in the league? I dont think so.
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Bollinger should have been given more of a shot. Namath mentioned he thought so on the radio. But then maybe they're both recovering alcoholics. Chad counts 12 mil toward next years cap. Who can Jets afford? Rivers or even Brees for that matter won't take pay cut to come to New York next year.
I dont think the Jets need a franchise type QB they have a top 5 defense and they need a gamebreaking RB like reggie bush next season. Chad paired up with a Reggie Bush on his playaction passes would make the jets offense a real threat next year
No, I dont think Bollinger should have been given a shot, the NFL Countdown and Live guys were all saying that he isnt even an NFL QB or back up. The Jets blew it with LaMont, I have no doubt they will blow it with this coming draft. I cant believe you still have faith in Chad, I dont think he will ever throw another completion in a Jets uniform, possibly not any other.
The Red Sox did throw out the idea of a Manny Ramirez-Carlos Beltran deal in July, but it was on the weekend of the trading deadline after Ramirez had asked to be traded.
The Mets rejected the idea, and GMs Omar Minaya and Theo Epstein tried to construct two-, three-, and four-way deals -- none of which worked. "The ironic thing is that by the end of the weekend, Manny said he would not go to the Mets," says Ramirez's agent Greg Genske of Legacy Sports Group. "I know people have speculated about Pedro [Martinez] and his influence, but Manny does not want to be traded to the Mets."
I read that as well, the point is they are trying to deal manny again, anaheim or cleveland. There isnt enough return in either of those places except Vlad and hes not going anywhere.
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