It's time to say goodbye...
Nomar, Pedro, Trot, Manny, Damon, etc. etc. This Red Sox team new, with new young players; aside from Wake and Varitek it's not the same team my grandfather cheered for before he passed. Unfortunately, players don't start and finish their careers with the same organization anymore. They come and go. It's certainly sad to see them leave, but by the same token we have new exciting players like lil Dustin and Speedy Gon'ellsbury to watch.
I have mixed feelings about Manny. It was certainly time for him to go, however he gave us a lot of good times, two championships, and was always exciting to watch. I'll always remember him as one of the most feared and best two strike hitters the game's ever seen. There were so many times where he had two strikes and it didn't matter. You knew he'd turn it into something.
That aside, what I enjoy about sports is seeing players enjoy what they do play with integrity and the knowledge that they've got a gift that others are inspired by. That's not the type off player Manny was, and when it was just a matter of laziness and strangeness I could endure it. When it turned into pushing people to the ground and slapping team mates, my opinion changed. I wish him the best, I'll remember his time here fondly, but it was time to say goodbye.
