So those who know me understand my hatred for all things Boston, especially the Red Sox. My hatred is further fueled by my buddy JB who epitomizes everything there is to hate about Boston sports. He's one of those private-schooled, Ivy-Leaguers who grew up on the mean streets of Richfolks, CT without a baseball team to call his own. He like most other Connecticuters adopted the Sawx, C's, and Pats. I'd include the Bruins, but New Englanders don't really acknowledge the Bruins, because they suck. When people say the fans care more than the players, JB and I resemble this. I think back to when the Pats won the first Superbowl of their so-called "dynasty", and the lowly Red Sox were 80+ years into their championship drought. An entire city came together in celebration of the great championship of the Patriots, and honored them with a "Yankees Suck" chant. This moment made it perfectly clear that the Patriots were 2nd class citizens to the Red Sox, and that all these "diehard" Boston fans really cared about was their beloved collection of losers called the Red Sox. A few years later the Patriots win again, followed by the Red Sox and Celtics, and now all of the sudden the Boston fans have multiplied throughout the country and rave about their Patriots and Celtics along with the Red Sox. It's bandwagon jumping at its finest in Beantown. So back to JB..... I suppose he could say the same exact thing about me when it comes to New York and the Yankees, but this is my blog so f*ck him :)
On to Manny. For a guy who has absolutely destroyed the Yankees, and will go down as one of the greatest right-handed hitters of all time, I have to say.....I LOVE HIM! How can you not??? This guy is going to end up walking away from Boston with $168 million dollars, at least 2 Rings, and the privledge of playing one of the best games ever created in front of a sell-out crowd of diehard fans every night. Now if that doesn't sound like "mistreatment" I don't know what does. Coming off an ass-whipping at the hands of Anaheim along with his blatant, ridiculous antics (not running out grounders, faking injuries to avoid tough pitchers, and holding up signs in the dugout), the Red Sox are either going to deal him for 70 cents on the dollar, or keep him and deal with the obvious distraction that could cost the Red Sox another championship. Did I mention that "I love this guy!"?
We'll know soon enough what the future holds for Manny. In the meantime, let's just hope the Yanks have a bit more success against Anaheim than the Sox have.
