Sunday, July 27, 2008
Manny being Manny, Part 2,575,988
So now we're at the trade-talk point of a typical Manny-being-Manny incident. Due to his hitting and the strangeness of his behavior this season, maybe this is the real thing. But don't be naive. There's a massive ownership-PR campaign under way. We've seen it before, complete with official mouth-piece pronouncements etc. Do you really think ownership would trade away a guaranteed Hall of Famer without first preparing fans? ...
So now we're at the trade-talk point of a typical Manny-being-Manny incident. Due to his hitting and the strangeness of his behavior this season, maybe this is the real thing. But don't be naive. There's a massive ownership-PR campaign under way. We've seen it before, complete with official mouth-piece pronouncements etc. Do you really think ownership would trade away a guaranteed Hall of Famer without first preparing fans? ...
