[討論] Here Goes
Here Goes
By Patrick Sullivan
I resisted commenting on the Manny Ramirez trade because it seemed like the
deal was all anyone was interested in discussing - on tv, in the newspapers
and around the web. I didn't think I necessarily had insight to add. But a
number of people (mostly fellow Sox fans) have emailed asking why I haven't
weighed in yet. I will compile some of my thoughts here.
1) I am with those that believe he absolutely had to go. He made terribly
inflammatory statements about the organization that had paid him $160
million, he strangled and threw to the ground Boston's 64-year old Traveling
Secretary, he instigated a confrontation with teammate Kevin Youkilis, he was
more or less insubordinate in asking out of the lineup in Seattle and back in
Boston Friday before the trade deadline against Joba Chamberlain. There was
no remaining professional relationship to repair.
2) Manny's situation was affecting the team badly. Team chemistry and its
effects are not typically the domain of this site but the Red Sox had been as
bad as they were all season long. Something was off and if you were honestly
to ask yourself whether or not Boston was a championship team the morning of
July 31, they did not even come close to passing the smell test; run
differential, talent, experience be damned. There was no chance.
3) I will always believe this was the doing of Scott Boras. Manny has never
been known as one to flaunt his money, which always made me believe that he
was pretty content with his (um, healthy) financial situation. I think
everyone has heard the stories of him leaving uncashed paychecks in his
glovebox, etc. He had never indicated that playing out his option years in
Boston would be a problem. His demeanor changed dramatically this season.
This theory is based on very little in the way of fact but I think something
approximating this series of events is what happened:
- Boras asked Manny for a meeting this off-season, and explained to him that
getting out of his option years was his only hope for one last big contract.
- Manny had not given it a ton of thought but to his ears, Boras's pitch was
spot on. He sold Manny.
- Manny turned all of his attention to getting out of the options.
Think about it, the following all represented change from Manny's previous
seven seasons. He worked his ass of this off-season at API in Arizona. He
came into Spring Training and made Curt Schilling look like a recluse with
his media accessibility. And as mentioned above, he showed a tendency towards
violence, and escalated his public remarks about the Red Sox to a level that
rose to insubordination. All of it, save the violence in my opinion, was
calculated.
4) That I do believe much of it was calculated preserves Manny's reputation
and legacy in my mind. This was business, and even if you do not think the
way he went about his business was particularly ethical, it was still just
business. He wanted more guaranteed years, more money, etc. This might rub
you the wrong way and it doesn't sit well with me, but it was just business,
and how one conducts themselves in a professional setting is personal insofar
as the individual is entitled to determine what they want and map out how to
get there. Say what you want about Manny's methods, but he will be an
unrestricted Free Agent at the end of the 2008 campaign. It worked. As for
where things stand now, his behavior this season and the way he left town
stings a bit, but there was too much good that overrides the recent
negativity surrounding him. His legacy will be just fine.
5) Some have asserted he is the second best Red Sox hitter of all time but I
think I disagree. Tris Speaker is way too overlooked and I think Jimmie Foxx
presses him for third best. He was the best since Ted Williams, but not
second best of all time after him.
I'll miss watching him suit up for the Red Sox, and I wish him well.
沒時間翻譯就不翻了
大至上是說manny一定會走的以及一些理由
很多之前討論都說過了
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