by shawn medeiros | Jul 28, 2008 | Manny Ramirez, Trading Manny Saga
I know, I know….it’s less than 12 hours since I called Manny out in this very space (see An Open Letter to Manny Ramirez) and he’s already making me feel a little regretful for my stance. I won’t take back anything that I wrote and I’ll...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 27, 2008 | Manny Ramirez, Trading Manny Saga
July 27th, 2008 Dear Mr. Ramirez, I’ve long admired your ability to hit a baseball. In my book, you will go down as one of the most feared and productive hitters in baseball during your sixteen major league seasons (1993-present). It is impossible to argue with...
by zach hayes | Jul 26, 2008 | Manny Ramirez, Trading Manny Saga
This may be the last straw when it comes to dealing with Manny Ramirez. Rumors floated around the ballpark last night that the Red Sox front office was considering suspending the Boston left fielder due to questions over whether his supposed knee injuries were really...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 19, 2008 | Garrett Anderson, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez
The Angels posted three runs in the bottom of the first and that is all that Los Angeles would need romping Boston 11-3. Designated hitter Garrett Anderson knocked in 5 RBI’s in the win and John Lackey pitched seven innings striking out six for his seventh win...
by evan brunell | Jul 18, 2008 | Manny Ramirez
Former WBZ sports anchor Bob Lobel has come out with some pretty interesting news. Apparently Manny Ramirez was fined for his actions in shoving traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the ground — six figures to a charity. This didn’t sit well with Manny,...
by evan brunell | Jul 10, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Tim Wakefield
With the halfway point (just after, really — it’s been 90 games) it’s time to break out the midseason Red Sox awards! Only players currently with the Red Sox are eligible. Players could only win or be the runner up once. Once their name comes up,...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 9, 2008 | Jason Varitek, Manny Ramirez
A seven run seventh inning put the Minnesota Twins away for good as the Boston Red Sox swept the three game series with the win. Jason Varitek started off the inning with an RBI single and Manny Ramirez finished the inning with an RBI single starting and ending the...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 9, 2008 | Brandon Moss, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez
For the second straight day Manny Ramirez provided the game changing blow.
by shawn medeiros | Jul 7, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez, Minnesota Twins, Scott Baker
Until the bottom of the eighth inning, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Scott Baker kept both offenses at bay.
by evan brunell | Jul 6, 2008 | Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez
So as we all know by now, the following Red Sox players will be on the All-Star roster, with an asterisk designating that the fans voted him in as starter: J.D. Drew — Can’t quibble with this one. Jonathan Papelbon — Makes sense. Dustin Pedroia*...
