Dodgers sign Manny

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 4, 2009 6:12 PM CST Comment 16 comments

Two year deal.

Our long national nightmare is over.

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I still think

Manny + Texas would have been fun. Mostly for the aggravation he’d cause everyone.

by JBImaknee on Mar 4, 2009 6:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

or

fun when he would have gone .314/.411/.593 (his career average)

by rhp on Mar 4, 2009 6:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

That line is just plain stupid

Nobody wins unanimous election to the Hall because the BBWAA writers are stupid, but of all the active players, ManRam is as good of a case for unanimous election as there is.

Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.

by WestTxAg06 on Mar 4, 2009 6:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The stupid thing is that

this was the original offer. They went through a 4 month process of going in circles. It was a standoff and the Dodgers won.

"If you can't get up for this kind of game, Lord have mercy, you might not have a heartbeat"

-Jerome Bettis

by Mizzou12 on Mar 4, 2009 6:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

But Boras will spin it

That he got everything he was asking for.

Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."

by boomer1 on Mar 4, 2009 6:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Boras thought he could drum up a market out there, but he was wrong

I wonder how this would have played out had we not been in the midst of a recession and financial crisis. Assuming normal market conditions, I don’t think there would have been a 15 team frenzy over him, but I think there would have been three or four in the bidding. But as it were, with the current financial uncertainties hanging over the sport, I think the semi-interested teams were afraid of the risk associated with Manny being Manny and a huge contract.

Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.

by WestTxAg06 on Mar 4, 2009 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

ill take manny being manny

if he hits this: .314/.411/.593

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Mar 4, 2009 10:51 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

I will too

If he’s hitting .314/.411/.593 behind Hamilton, Manny could wear a dress around D-FW for all I care.

Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.

by WestTxAg06 on Mar 5, 2009 9:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Is there something wrong with that otherwise?

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by tyd3311 on Mar 5, 2009 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Only

if he takes steroids while doing it.

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by t ball on Mar 5, 2009 10:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No it isn't

A good chunk of the original $45MM offer was deferred with no interest accruing. Assuming Manny doesn’t opt out of the 2nd year, he gets all $45MM in the two years unlike the Dodgers original proposal.

Boras sort of – sort of – saved his ass over the whole opt out thing (actually, a don’t-exercise-the-option-clause thing). Still, Boras had Manny convinced he was getting a 5 or 6 year deal which was dumb even if you don’t consider the economy.

by WyoRanger on Mar 4, 2009 7:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Tim Brown

on Yahoo Sports says some money is deferred. He gave no details and I do not know his source for that statement.

by Jea103 on Mar 4, 2009 9:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i read its like 5$mil for a long time

vs 10$ in orig offer

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Mar 4, 2009 10:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I read

it’s 5 million for a bunch of years if he declines the player option for the 2nd year, 10 million for a bunch of years if he accepts the player option in 2010. That could be backwards but I think it’s right.

by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 5, 2009 10:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Still

I doubt there were many teams out there offering the same type of money that the Dodgers gave him.

"Yeah, like I had a chance there" - Lancaster batter, after striking out against Derek Holland

by chrisR on Mar 4, 2009 11:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Thank God!

I was not looking forward to having to pull those huge letters up that damn hill and change that sign back from MANNYWOOD to HOLLYWOOD again…that’s a LOT of work. Those letters are soooo HEAVY.

Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.

by BigGuns on Mar 4, 2009 11:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs