Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 5:32 pm (EST)
By
Tommy Esquire
Manny Ramirez with Manny Ramirez, Jr. (b. 2003); Manny Ramirez, Jr. (b. 1995) not pictured
I know that my bloggers in crime who are Red Sox fans will have far more eloquence and gravitas than I could possibly provide on this subject, but it’s been a fun fucking 7.5 years watching Manny be Manny with the Red Sox. As of this afternoon, Manny is a Dodger, Andy LaRoche is a Pirate (ouch) and Jason Bay is the luckiest guy in Pittsburgh as he’s headed for the Sox, the first time he’s ever been on a winning team.
As one of the last members of the Red Sox to have been acquired by Dan Duquette, it’s really worth mentioning how much Boston is indebted to the Duke. The man was responsible for Manny, Pedro, Nomar, Varitek, D-Lowe, Damon, Youkilis, and (most importantly) Carl Everett, AND he was smart enough to let go of Mo Vaughn. Yet all he gets remembered for is not re-signing pre-HGH Roger Clemens after he had four pretty mediocre seasons. He scored amazing trades like getting Pedro from the Expos for Carl Pavano and Tony Armas, and getting Varitek and Lowe for freakin’ Heathcliff Slocumb. He even drafted Gary Sheffield (for the Brewers). Yet he’s out of Major League Baseball forever.
Theo looks better on TV, but there’s no doubt in my mind who is most responsible for the Sox’ breakthrough.
Here’s to you, Mr. Duquette.
TAGS:
Carl Everett,
Carl Pavano,
Derek Lowe,
Gary Sheffield,
Heathcliff Slocumb,
Jason Varitek,
Johnny Damn,
Kevin Youkilis,
Manny Ramirez,
Mo Vaughn,
Nomar Garciaparra,
Pedro Martinez,
Theo Epstein,
Tony Armas
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Friday, January 4, 2008 - 2:29 pm (EST)
By
Jeff
One of the best nicknames ever dished out by my man Crazy Carl Everett for the Boston Globe’s in-house Prick, Dan Shaughnessy. I’ve always hated CHB but he’s had some funny columns in the past year or so. His New Year headlines forecast was a great one, predicting headlines from the upcoming year in sports. For instance:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 - Roger Clemens testified before Henry A. Waxman’s House oversight committee yesterday and again denied the contents of the Mitchell Report.
“Like I told Mike Wallace on ‘60 Minutes,’ I did not allow Brian McNamee to inject steroids, or any performance-enhancing substance into my buttocks,” Clemens told Congress. “I always packed my own bag and carried my own bags and there was never any juice on my person. Everything I did in the twilight of my career was on the level.”
Earlier in the day, Jose Canseco was arrested by Capitol Police when he became hostile at a security checkpoint. Canseco was carrying copies of his new book and got into a jam with authorities when he tried to crash the hearing.
“Roid rage,” explained a contrite Canseco.
TAGS:
Boston,
Carl Everett,
Congress,
Roger Clemens,
Sports
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