This just occurred to me. If the Red Sox and Dodgers meet in the World Series, Manny Ramirez can’t lose. Regardless of the outcome, he figures to receive a bonus because he played for both teams this season. He might even come away with another ring, which would be his third.
Now that I think about it, a Phillies-Red Sox matchup in the Fall Classic also would be intriguing because it would pit the old school vs. the new school. On one side you have Phillies manager Charlie Manuel and GM Pat Gillick. On the other side is Red Sox manager Terry Francona and GM Theo Epstein. Sabertooth tigers vs. Sabermetricians.
The managers have a few things in common.
Both did the best they could trying to manage Manny, Manuel with the Indians a few years back and Francona, of course, more recently with the Red Sox. Both manage or have managed in Philadelphia, no easy task.
Manuel survived a heart attack and cancer. Despite leading the Phils to two straight NL East titles, he is constantly ripped on the Philly talk shows.
Francona, who has had what he describes as “fake heart attacks,” once had his tires slashed by Phillies fans when he managed the team and is still criticized in Philadelphia despite leading the Red Sox to two world championships.
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How the Red Sox are winning these games is beyond me. No mike Lowell the 2007 World Series MVP. Ortiz is in a huge slump. Beckett pitched like Dice-K against the Angels and yet the Red Sox won...err.....I mean the Angels gift wrapped that series to the Sox. Tonight (Saturday) will be interesting to see if either Beckett or Kazmir come out of their slumps.
Paps is on fire and Lester is and has pitched better than that million dollar pitcher in New York...Santana...and just think...the Red Sox offered Justin Masterson, Jed Lowrie, and Jon Lester to the Twins for Johan.
Think the Twins wish now they had taken the Red Sox trade instead???
Mistabish2
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^^ The Santana trade is something i always look back at. Sometimes Im like imagine if we had Santana our team would be dominant. Then I realize we would have given up our best pitcher, a reliable hitter and feilder as SS, and a guy who started in emergencies and did well then was a perfect bullpen booster. However I then think but the Twins wanted a package focused on Clay so in fact we would ahve still had Lester. Imagine Lester, Dice K, Beckkett, Santana, and Wake/Colon/Byrd/Masterson. That would be scary
Ellsbury Rocks
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No, he isn't and hasen't.
SlinkyRedfoot
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Thats not bad at all, win-win. I wish my job and previous job did that.
Hank Hill
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