New Info Comes Out on the Manny Saga in Boston
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog —
ESPN is reporting that the Red Sox sent a letter to Manny, MLB, and Scott Boras in July saying that Ramirez would be suspended if he did not play in the next game. Manny quickly called team execs and said he would play. ...
More Manny drama: Sox tried to suspend him before trade
Over the Monster —
... ESPN's Pedro Gomez has the story that the Red Sox were prepared -- and even sent letters out -- to suspend Manny Ramirez because of his unwillingness to play in July: ...
Red Sox Tried to Suspend Manny Before Trade
Sports of Boston —
... The Red Sox sought to suspend Manny Ramirez during his final days in Boston, for refusing to play in two games in late July against the Yankees. According to ESPN.com through numerous sources, the Sox drafted a letter of suspension delivered to him at Fenway Park on July 25, then to Major League Baseball, the MLB Player’s Association, and agent Scott Boras. ...
The Red Sox Were Going To Suspend Manny!
The Big Lead —
... Oh. My. Gawd! The Red Sox were going to suspend Manny Ramirez back when he still played for them. Can you believe it? This is the kind of investigative journalism that inspires. When you find out something that almost happened 4 months ago…wow… That’s just good work. ...
Hankenstein to Sign All Free Agents
YankeesRedSox.com —
... Lastly, ESPN has a report on Red Sox almost suspending Manny Ramirez a week before he was traded. I'm tired of this story and can't wait for Manny to be someone else's problem. ...
Report: Sox were ready to suspend Manny
Extra Bases —
It doesn't change much if anything at this point, but several baseball sources told ESPN's Pedro Gomez today that Red Sox management delivered an official letter of suspension to Manny Ramirez at 11 p.m. on Fri., July 25, shortly after Ramirez sat out his second straight game with the club. The letter informed the slugger that the suspension was to go into effect on Sat., July 26, and stated the reason for the suspension was Ramirez's unwillingness to play, according to the report. Ramirez cited a knee injury as his reason for missing the two games, but MRIs on both of his ...
ESPN: Red Sox tried to formally suspend Manny Ramirez before trade
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
ESPN: Red Sox tried to formally suspend Manny Ramirez before trade A week before Boston traded Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers late last July, the relationship between the Red Sox and their left fielder had grown so contentious and strained that the club was prepared to take the extraordinary step of suspending its best hitter, ESPN has learned. According to multiple sources, Boston management had drafted an official letter of suspension for Ramirez, and delivered it to him at Fenway Park at around 11 p.m. on Friday night, July 25. For the second straight game, ...
Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 11/16
SOX & Dawgs —
... much to be a backup. Plus the Tigers need a shortstop. If the trade happened, Robertson and Willis would probably compete for the 5th spot in the rotation with Clay Buchholz and Michael Bowden. My best guess is if this trade happens, the Red Sox will keep Justin Masterson in the bullpen next season.
It turns out the Red Sox were planning to suspend Manny Ramirez back in July when he decided to take two days off when the New York Yankees were in town.
Per Pedro Gomez of ESPN.com:
According to multiple sources, Boston management ...
Manny Ramirez Was About to Be Suspended by the Red Sox Before Getting Traded
FanHouse —
... But it turns out that there's a little more to the story; in fact, the Red Sox had planned on suspending Manny just a week before dealing him out to the West Coast. ...
Open Thread: Hot Stove news of the day
River Avenue Blues —
... As Scott Boras and Manny Ramirez attempt to convince potential suitors that Manny can be a serious baseball player, someone — probably from the Red Sox — leaked a sordid tale of suspension to ESPN’s Pedro Gomez. Apparently, the Sox came very close to suspending Manny without pay over his decisions to opt against playing in the July contests against the Yankees. Instead, they traded him to the Dodgers, and it’s clear that this story is supposed to serve as a caveat emptor to any team looking at Manny. ...
Speed Read: Donovan McNabb Gets Tongue-Tied
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... And now we move onto news that could have happened but didn’t so it’s even bigger news. ESPN’s primadonna-following minstrel Pedro Gomez reports that if the Boston Red Sox weren’t able to trade Manny Ramirez, the Sawx probably would have suspended him. But they didn’t suspend him, and they ended up trading him. But we’re just finding out about this now, so we’re interested now. And even though we didn’t know this then, we knew there was tension between Ramirez and the Red Sox, so ...
Manny (gasp!) almost suspended before trade to Dodgers
Red Sox Monster —
Just. Leave it. Alone. That's my advice to ESPN's Pedro Gomez, who unveiled the SCOOP! OF! THE! CENTURY! over the weekend: The Red Sox tried to suspend Manny Ramirez before trading him, they said. Listen, I get the need for Manny news. I've been ...
Sox were poised to suspend Manny before trade
Projo Sox Blog —
... The Boston Red Sox were prepared to suspend Manny Ramirez -- and even had an official letter of suspension delivered to Ramirez -- a week before trading the slugging left fielder to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the end of July, according to a report by Pedro Gomez of ESPN. ...
Red Sox talk about Manny again
Let's Go Yankees Blog —
Just in case you miss it, ESPN has another new story regard of Red Sox and Manny. Everyone knows the relationship between Red Sox and ESPN, so it's safe to say Red Sox leak out those information to ESPN. I don't understand what Red Sox is doing. What is the point of talking about this now? Sometimes, I don't understand why Red Sox destroy any relationship with almost every former employees. ...
New chapter for the Manny book
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... , and 2008's going to get its own exciting chapter. In the meantime, we've got the exciting news that the Red Sox were going to suspend Manny because he faked an injury and refused to play. Maybe not. But it's one hell of a leading indicator. Manny wasn't suspended because he (and perhaps his agent) blinked. Based on the evidence at hand, it seems that Manny faked an injury -- or the seriousness of an injury -- as a lever to move the Red Sox in a particular direction. The Red Sox had a lever of their own, and they used it. Ramirez (and perhaps his agent) realized that ...
Manny and the Baseball Industrial Complex
Keep Your Sox On - Red Sox Baseball Blog About Red Sox Baseball —
... ." In the piece, we're told that - as cited in an ESPN report - the Sox delivered a letter to Manny (with copies to MLB, the MLB PA, and Scott Boras) on Friday, July 25, telling him he would be suspended without pay for refusing to play starting the following day. Two hours later, Ramirez called the team and told officials he would play. Six days later, Boston sent Manny packing to Los Angeles. I'm not particularly interested in analyzing the ins and outs of the circumstances leading up to the trade any further, but what really struck me about this announcement was the ...
Manny Was Manny For ALL of 2008
Rake Blog —
... ESPN’s revelation that the Red Sox were in the process of suspending Manny Ramirez for his refusal to play prior to his midseason trade to the Dodgers reinforces just how toxic the relationship between player and team had become. That is why Manny Ramirez was traded, and that is the only reason. For all the talk about how Manny amped up his game and somehow put more effort into his performance after joining the Dodgers, it has been overlooked just how good he had been prior to the trade. With the Red Sox in 2008, Man-Ram put up a batting average/OBP/slugging ...
Manny Syndrome
Baseball Analysts —
... The aforementioned Ramirez left the Boston Red Sox – all but forced his departure, if reports are to be believed – at the end of July, nearly four months ago. Yet stories continue to leak about the tumultuous final month between Ramirez and the team that paid him handsomely for nearly eight years, and none of them portrays the clearly mercurial slugger as the nice guy. ...
Just Say Yes, Manny!
Jorge Says No! —
... -Even though Ramirez has no chance of returning to Boston, his Boston ties will probably play some role in whether he accepts this proposal or not. Remember, Manny was adamant that the Sox not pick up his two options after this season, which would have guaranteed him another $40 million over two years. ...
