Source: McCormick incident was beginning of the end
Posted in Red Sox on Aug 1st, 2008 3 Comments »
Boston Red Sox ownership, including John Henry, and front office, including Theo Epstein, had decided before the 2008 season that Manny Ramirez might be back in 2009 and even 2010.
It wasn’t in granite. But they would see how 2008 flushed out, how Ramirez both played and behaved, before deciding on the first of two $20 million club options.
Despite his flaws, Ramirez still was one of the best right-handed hitters of his generation.
But everything changed in … continued »
