Manny Ramirez Should stay on the West Coast.
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan —
... year for 4 years . Well we really don't need to pay Manny 25 mil per year to see him not run out ground balls, complain that his knee hurts or say he cant play and then party with an opposing player. Manny can hit with eyes closed but I think the Mets need to look at both signs of the Manny coin here. Let him stay out west. Read what Mike Lupica has to say about the Mets and Manny here
Lupica: Mets and Yankees should stay away from Manny Ramirez
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Lupica: Mets and Yankees should stay away from Manny Ramirez And other gems from the Lupicapution. Brad Lidge, the Phillies’ closer, won’t win the MVP award in the National League. But he ought to. And Kevin Youkilis, who can play first or third base for the Red Sox, who bats cleanup for the Red Sox now that Manny doesn’t, is MVP of the American League. ...Mike Scioscia is one of the best guys in baseball and usually one of the best managers, but trying for that suicide squeeze in the ninth inning against the Red Sox the other night was such a dumb idea you couldn’t ...
All's quiet
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... as an example of that. So watch the playoffs, even if you're suffering from playoff envy. You'll miss baseball much sooner if you don't watch these games. As for the Yankees, they're presumably watching Manny play, wondering about whether to chase him. They're plotting their free agency strategy, and really assessing their depth chart to determine where they can cut corners -- say, centerfield -- and where they can't. We're a little spooked that we agree with Mike Lupica , who urges the NY teams to stay away from chasing Manny, but it makes us feel better that out reasoning is ...
Manny Ramirez Notes
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News says Ramirez "not-too-seriously" pondered whether he could get a six-year deal. We have seen legitimate reports that Scott Boras wants five years for him.
Ben Shpigel talked with Manny about the Mets, hinting that they could use a slugger like him next year. Manny kept talking about the ball not carrying well at Shea, even though the Mets won't be playing there next year.
Mike Lupica on why the Mets and Yankees should avoid Manny. ...
Dear Lupica: Do your research
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
Sometimes, it helps to do a bit of Google-ing around. Latest Mike Lupica article, published Oct. 12: But you go for Manny Ramirez now, even after the way he has produced for the Dodgers, and you pay a lot more than $100 million, or whatever he and Boras are going to be looking for after the .400 finish Ramirez gave the Dodgers, after he dragged THEM across the finish line all by himself.Article from Oct. 6 in the Rocky Mountain News: Agent Scott Boras has let it be known through his media outlets that the ...
Sunday Applesauce
Amazin' Avenue —
Apparently nobody wants the Mets to sign Manny Ramirez, perhaps because he wants five years. Well, some Mets fans want him, as long as the price is reasonable.
Buster Olney heard that former Met (and current Diamondback executive) Jerry DiPoto is a frontrunner for the Mariners HM spot (subscription required).
Wallace Matthews contributes some cage-liner for the bird-owners among us. The article is practically unreadable, but the comments on the article make the whole thing worthwhile. Some highlights: ...
Best Off Season Suggestions So Far
It's Mets For Me: Off-Beat, Tangentially Relevant Mets Ruminations —
... contribute to the answer? Before each and every one of these free agents utters the immortal sentence "I'd like to come to NY," lets check out a preliminary look at the realistic possibilities people are focusing on so far: **Cash Pit (Pick one) Big Market clubs need at least one big gamble. That's just the way they are. Manny Ramirez pro-man: me, uh other cool people. con-man: Lupica, Borden, Wally (though it's not clear why, since by his logic Manny would ...
Mike Lupica says: Mets and Yankees should stay away from Manny Ramirez
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
... Mike Lupica of the Daily News wrote an article about why the Yankees and Mets should avoid Manny Ramirez.
Nobody is taking away the talent that Manny has, but would NY be the right place for him? It seems me like he only plays when he wants to. He watches his home runs leave the stadium, and his lackadaisical fielding makes me angry. If he was given a big contract, would he quit on the team like he did with Boston? Manny is playing for a contract right now, so you hear what a good teammate and leader he is. He carried the Dodgers on his back and ...
