Manny

So, Manny "dogs" it at the end with the Red Sox, gets traded to the Dodgers, tears it up and leads them to the playoffs, season ends and now nobody wants him? Is it just me or is it because of the fact that his play with the Dodgers proved how much he was loafing it in Boston and nobody wants to take a chance on him doing it again? People are showing finally that his true colors are not what you want in a teamate! If he gets unhappy again it will show through and his play will show it for everyone to see. Nobody wants to sign him and I think, for the first time ever, professional sports is showing that they do have a limit as to what they will accept when it comes to behavior from their stars. Please, the man is talented but obviously has other issues to deal with before he takes his ball and goes home.

The Hall of Fame

Every time I hear about the Hall of Fame voting on players to enshrine I cringe. The Hall of Fame is watered down and it is no longer the best of the best. This year Jim Rice of the Red Sox was elected to the Hall after a successfull career but not a Hall of Fame career. He led the league in double plays, was a sub par outfielder and made to many outs! Can we please gp back to the elite players getting enshrined! It seems that as we move forward in pro sports we are not holding our athletes to any type of standard except that they are above any and all accountability like the rest of society.
We do not have to enshrine someone just because they are on the list of possible candidates. Let's hold the Hall of Fame for players that have strong careers, strong character and above all else someone who deserves it.

It is the Hall of Fame; not the Hall of Popularity.

Hope

I noticed today that the Red Sox have signed two pitchers for a fraction of what the Yankees paid for 3 players; here is to hoping that with a lot less money the Red Sox beat the Yankees again and prove once and for all that not only does the Yankees farm system suck but spending unbelievable amounts of money does not work either! I am holding out hope that this lack of overspending by the Red Sox restores hope to this lost and disillusioned sports fan.