tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post7897877392424523489..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Salute to Old Pitchers WeekM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-61793816405117351062008-08-06T10:28:00.000-07:002008-08-06T10:28:00.000-07:00You must admit Manny is being "disruptive" to the ...You must admit Manny is being "disruptive" to the Red Sox right now...JC Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666659454815710731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-13226668260958885332008-08-05T10:02:00.000-07:002008-08-05T10:02:00.000-07:00Yeah, Maddux is robot-like against US, esp. in the...Yeah, Maddux is robot-like against US, esp. in the last few years. Otherwise he is a mortal 6-inning pitcher. Still good, but nothing like the dominating force he was in his Braves heyday.<BR/><BR/>I like Manny--I feel much that is written about him is just recycled Bonds crap. "Disruption" is media code word for "not acting white enough." How disruptive was he when he was World Series MVP? Gimme a break. Check out his 1999-2004 numbers: OPS over 1000 every year. He is the only other hitter in the game who had a Bonds-like presence at the plate (a fraction of BLB to be sure, but above all the rest). Manny is a difference-maker, he gives their lineup real punch.<BR/><BR/>The Doggs are pulling a Colletti, which he learned from Sabes. They want to win it all now and will happily give up the future to do it. In that sense, I agree, LA getting Manny helps us in the long run. Colletti will continue to spend bug bucks and trade away youth (I hope).M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-59509776833032034302008-08-05T08:10:00.000-07:002008-08-05T08:10:00.000-07:00Did anyone else notice that I mentioned the robot ...Did anyone else notice that I mentioned the robot boredom of Maddux just a day before he did it to us again???<BR/><BR/>I think that Manny in LA may end up being good for us in the long run. He may help them contend this year, but I don't see them getting past a first round. That guy is crazy disruptive and I am almost positive he (and Boras) is just doing this to get one more free agent contract. Hard to believe $20 million wasn't enough. So the scum get a free rental without giving up anything but I really doubt Manny stays in the NL West next year. Once he figures out his HRs will drop by 25-40%, I bet he goes back east. I predict he will be a Yankee next year. Yech.JC Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666659454815710731noreply@blogger.com