Manny Being Manny!

8. What does a Manny Ramirez salary drive look like? That's something unknown in Boston, where Ramirez is now in the last year of the eight-year, $160 million deal he signed with the Sox as a free agent after the 2000 season. The Sox hold $20 million options on Ramirez for the 2009 and 2010 seasons, a figure that Ramirez, at an age (36 on May 30) where he is unlikely to match that figure on the open market. So if money -- or remaining with the Sox -- means anything to Ramirez, there is ample incentive for him to have a monster season in 2008. He spent his offseason working out in Arizona at the Athletic Performance Institute, pledged publicly to show up to camp on time, and showed last October that he is still very capable of being, in his words, 'a bad man.'' This could be fun to watch. And don't forget, he needs just 10 home runs for 500 in his career.(photo from boston.com)

Word is that Manny is going to show up at Spring Training on the 21st of February.  That is really early for Manny.  That means no Manny watches.  Where is Manny? Is he going to show up? Does he want to be traded? Is he unhappy? Does his wife want to move out of Boston?  Every year it's the same thing, Manny is late, and the stupid questions start.  Well not this year.  He has been with a couple of the guys in Arizona working out for at least a month. He is ready for Spring Training to start (aren't we all) and he is Going To Be On time!!

Welcome back Bobby Keilty, and Welcome to Sean Casey.  The Team just keeps getting more personable, I saw Sean on a local interview last night and really liked what I heard and saw.

7 days until it starts!!!!!! I'm not too anxious!

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