Comments on: The Ides of Manny http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/ Bill Burt's blog on sports Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:46:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Anonymous http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-78 Anonymous Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:08:00 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-78 <p>Rob,<BR/><BR/> I love this blog stuff!! This is my first experience with it, are there other red sox blogs out there with similar access to yours. I love yours but I am a red sox info junkie so the more the better. Great job!<BR/><BR/>Pete</p> Rob,

I love this blog stuff!! This is my first experience with it, are there other red sox blogs out there with similar access to yours. I love yours but I am a red sox info junkie so the more the better. Great job!

Pete

]]> By: jdawson59 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-77 jdawson59 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:30:00 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-77 <p>Rob,<BR/>Are the BoSox red shirts and red hats just for spring training? They make me see red. I want the normal blue caps back.</p> Rob,
Are the BoSox red shirts and red hats just for spring training? They make me see red. I want the normal blue caps back.

]]> By: Dover http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-76 Dover Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:28:00 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-76 <p>Just wondering, anyway we could convince the New England Media to do a 2:1 ratio on the Non-DiceK roster to Dice-K? I'm as excited about the kid as anyone, but there's 24 other guys I'd like to see, too. <BR/><BR/>Jon Lester spent 4 months kicking cancer's ass, Pedroia lost 20 pounds, Pineiro is slated to be closer, Timlin is ready for a bounce-back season, and Manny Delcarmen screwed up his own highlights, but I'm getting nothing but pics of a guy who has yet to throw a major league pitch?<BR/><BR/>I think some people are losing sight that we're, you know, <I>baseball</I> fans. It's exciting to have a kid with plus-stuff who happens to be a national treasure, but there's a lot of other exciting stuff going on as well.</p> Just wondering, anyway we could convince the New England Media to do a 2:1 ratio on the Non-DiceK roster to Dice-K? I’m as excited about the kid as anyone, but there’s 24 other guys I’d like to see, too.

Jon Lester spent 4 months kicking cancer’s ass, Pedroia lost 20 pounds, Pineiro is slated to be closer, Timlin is ready for a bounce-back season, and Manny Delcarmen screwed up his own highlights, but I’m getting nothing but pics of a guy who has yet to throw a major league pitch?

I think some people are losing sight that we’re, you know, baseball fans. It’s exciting to have a kid with plus-stuff who happens to be a national treasure, but there’s a lot of other exciting stuff going on as well.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-75 Anonymous Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:10:00 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-75 <p>Hey Rob,<BR/><BR/>Have you noticed if Theo has been wearing his Patriots' hat or not?</p> Hey Rob,

Have you noticed if Theo has been wearing his Patriots’ hat or not?

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-74 Mike Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:55:00 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-74 <p>Rob,<BR/><BR/>Shelly beat me to my question. How does Mirabelli look given his contract incentive to stay in good shape?</p> Rob,

Shelly beat me to my question. How does Mirabelli look given his contract incentive to stay in good shape?

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-73 Anonymous Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:27:00 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-73 <p>Robbo,<BR/>Forgive the brain cramp ... I meant Jed Lowrie, not Jed Hoyer, obviously, in my previous question about spring training rosters/non-roster.</p> Robbo,
Forgive the brain cramp … I meant Jed Lowrie, not Jed Hoyer, obviously, in my previous question about spring training rosters/non-roster.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-72 Anonymous Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:45:00 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-72 <p>Robbo,<BR/>OK, I lied. Just one more ??? for today, and it's going to be nerdy and irrelevant, but here goes:<BR/>What happened to some of the guys, the fringe, Double-A-destined players who looked OK last spring -- guys like Jed Hoyer, Tyler Mingus, Trent Durrington -- I didn't see them on the Sox' invitation roster. I guess I'm admitting ignorance about how the whole invitation thing works.<BR/><BR/>Also, in a related vein, who in your opinion is the oddest, or most surprising, spring training invitee this year? And what's Kapler's role as coach -- is he going to be the skipper of one of the minor league clubs?</p> Robbo,
OK, I lied. Just one more ??? for today, and it’s going to be nerdy and irrelevant, but here goes:
What happened to some of the guys, the fringe, Double-A-destined players who looked OK last spring — guys like Jed Hoyer, Tyler Mingus, Trent Durrington — I didn’t see them on the Sox’ invitation roster. I guess I’m admitting ignorance about how the whole invitation thing works.

Also, in a related vein, who in your opinion is the oddest, or most surprising, spring training invitee this year? And what’s Kapler’s role as coach — is he going to be the skipper of one of the minor league clubs?

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-71 Anonymous Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:39:00 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-71 <p>Robbo,<BR/>Just a couple of questions: <BR/>1. Are the Sox anywhere close to getting younger at catcher, preferable one who can do something with the stick? (this isn't a swipe at Tek -- I believe there's lots of juice in that grape; but I still can't get over the Sox' dealing the somewhat solid-hitting Bard b/c he couldn't catch the aging Wakefield, who didn't pitch most of last year.)<BR/><BR/>2. In his eponymous book, Salem native Jack Welch extols the benefits of treating high performers differently from the rest of the guys on "the pile." With that in mind, what's the big deal about Manny showing up a whole TWO DAYs after the mandatory reporting time. Yeah, he can be a pip, but hasn't Manny's performance earned a little springtime chill?</p> Robbo,
Just a couple of questions:
1. Are the Sox anywhere close to getting younger at catcher, preferable one who can do something with the stick? (this isn’t a swipe at Tek — I believe there’s lots of juice in that grape; but I still can’t get over the Sox’ dealing the somewhat solid-hitting Bard b/c he couldn’t catch the aging Wakefield, who didn’t pitch most of last year.)

2. In his eponymous book, Salem native Jack Welch extols the benefits of treating high performers differently from the rest of the guys on “the pile.” With that in mind, what’s the big deal about Manny showing up a whole TWO DAYs after the mandatory reporting time. Yeah, he can be a pip, but hasn’t Manny’s performance earned a little springtime chill?

]]> By: Shelly http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-70 Shelly Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:49:00 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-70 <p>Rob,<BR/><BR/>In the off season, it was reported that part of Doug Mirabelli's contract contained "conditioning incentives." My question: Does he look any different? <BR/><BR/>All the catcher media attention is on Tek and I want to know about Doug too.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Michelle</p> Rob,

In the off season, it was reported that part of Doug Mirabelli’s contract contained “conditioning incentives.” My question: Does he look any different?

All the catcher media attention is on Tek and I want to know about Doug too.

Thanks,
Michelle

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-69 Anonymous Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:33:00 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/02/19/the-ides-of-manny/#comment-69 <p>Rob, do you get any feel from the players or management that there will be another shoe to drop this spring IE. a trade? Also will the Sox carry 2 lefties in the bullpen?</p> Rob, do you get any feel from the players or management that there will be another shoe to drop this spring IE. a trade? Also will the Sox carry 2 lefties in the bullpen?

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