Heebus! Manny B. Manny homers AGAIN!

[Oeditpus Rex]

That's four in six games as a Dodger. :crazy:

[tekisui]

1. He came to play.

It looks like he likes the NL, huh?

[Auggie]

2. N.L. teams will have to learn to pitch around him

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Yup

It's not the free-swinging league that the AL is.

NL pitchers need to realize that the AL strike zone is a zip code.

[MissMillie]

3. he must be really happy to have left Boston

I'll miss him.

[SallyMander]

10. I'll miss him too!

The one-two punch of him and Papi was just fun to watch. :D

[IndianaJones]

4. as a Yanks fan, I'm glad to see him in the NL. nt.

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

6. As a Red Sox fan

I am expecting him to be wearing pinstripes next year. :tinfoilhat:

[Auggie]

7. As a Cleveland fan

I am expecting C.C. Sabathia to join him.
x(

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. Wouldn't surprise me

I'd bet the egg money he won't be in LA again. We didn't pick him up for the long haul, just to get past the Snakes and into the playoffs.

[Arkham House]

9. Increases my suspicions that he was tanking while with the Sawx...

...but cripes, he's a great hitter...I used to think he was the modern Al Simmons...now I think he's the modern Jimmie Foxx...enjoy him while you've got him...

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. I'll enjoy him while he's helping us win ball games

But I'm still a bit peeved about the deal, as it gave us five outfielders when we needed a middle infielder and a starter.

[Chan790]

12. I noticed that...

I was surprised it wasn't a larger deal since the Sox are drowning in both middle infielders (got 4(Lowrie, Cora, Lugo, Pedroia) who could start for most teams.) and starting pitchers (Too many to name and Colon coming back soon.) and the Dodgers need was obvious.

I think if it hadn't been so close to the deadline; this deal might have been massive.

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. Agreed

Might've involved 10 or 12 clubs. :)



Nah, what I expected was another deal — too late for a second trade, obviously, but some sort of waiver deal — that would send Andre Ethier someplace, and perhaps someone else, for a starter, middle infielder or both.

It's like playing poker.