Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

reds44 · 03-03-2009, 08:48 PM

Per ESPN

Linky to follow.

membengal · 03-03-2009, 09:04 PM

I am not seeing it anywhere.

kaldaniels · 03-03-2009, 09:06 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3949705

membengal · 03-03-2009, 09:12 PM

Thanks, Kal.

KronoRed · 03-03-2009, 09:37 PM

Glad to see this nightmare is over.

I(heart)Freel · 03-03-2009, 09:42 PM

Hold the phone. Reports are - imagine this - premature.

Matt700wlw · 03-03-2009, 09:56 PM

Manny is immature

guttle11 · 03-03-2009, 10:46 PM

I guess he skipped the main conditioning in spring training, so he can sign now. I honestly think that's the only reason he hasn't signed yet. He knew the Dodgers were the only team that wanted him, so he milked it and missed the worst part of spring.

M2 · 03-04-2009, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guttle11

I guess he skipped the main conditioning in spring training, so he can sign now. I honestly think that's the only reason he hasn't signed yet. He knew the Dodgers were the only team that wanted him, so he milked it and missed the worst part of spring.

Excellent point, Manny hates the first few weeks of ST. Though, to be fair, he keeps himself in stellar shape and he hits year-round, so it's not like he misses anything when he stays away until March.

blumj · 03-04-2009, 07:12 AM

Without even making his imaginary grandmother sick.

remdog · 03-04-2009, 12:39 PM

Partial of the story by the LA Times....

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...,1383316.story

.....Sources close to McCourt said he was struggled during negotiations to set aside his personal feelings toward Boras, who represented Luke Hochevar, the Dodgers' 2005 first-round draft choice who the club failed to sign; outfielder J.D. Drew, who opted out of his contract with the team at the end of the 2006 season; and $36.2-million bust Andruw Jones.

McCourt and Boras resumed talking on Tuesday, meeting at length to settle their differences and progressing to the point where McCourt requested to see Ramirez in person.

Ramirez obliged, flying from Miami to Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Today, they met, agreed to a deal, and all was right again in Mannywood.

At least until next year.

Rem

westofyou · 03-12-2009, 10:33 AM

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Quote:

"It just takes one guy to bring an entire team down, and that's exactly what was happening, Once we saw that, we weren't afraid to get rid of him. ... He had to go. It (stunk), but that was the only scenario that was going to work. That was it for us."

Jonathan Papelbon

03-03-2009, 08:48 PM	#1
reds44 #TheReturn Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 23,674	Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers Per ESPN Linky to follow.

03-03-2009, 09:04 PM	#2
membengal Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Baltimore Posts: 8,383	Re: Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers I am not seeing it anywhere.

03-03-2009, 09:06 PM	#3
kaldaniels Viva la Rolen Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,331	Re: Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3949705

03-03-2009, 09:12 PM	#4
membengal Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Baltimore Posts: 8,383	Re: Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers Thanks, Kal.

03-03-2009, 09:37 PM	#5
KronoRed The Lineups stink. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West N. Carolina Posts: 55,344	Re: Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers Glad to see this nightmare is over. __________________ Go Gators!

03-03-2009, 09:42 PM	#6
I(heart)Freel Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Side (No Diggity) Posts: 1,010	Re: Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers Hold the phone. Reports are - imagine this - premature. __________________ I have a love-hate relationship with Albert Pujols. Mostly hate.

03-03-2009, 09:56 PM	#7
Matt700wlw Making sense of it all Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 26,131	Re: Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers Manny is immature __________________ An excited shade of Red

03-03-2009, 10:46 PM	#8
guttle11 Raaaaaaaandy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,118	Re: Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers I guess he skipped the main conditioning in spring training, so he can sign now. I honestly think that's the only reason he hasn't signed yet. He knew the Dodgers were the only team that wanted him, so he milked it and missed the worst part of spring. __________________ "I saw Wedding Crashers accidentally. I bought a ticket for Grizzly Man and went into the wrong theater. After an hour, I figured I was in the wrong theater, but I kept waiting. That’s the thing about bear attacks. They come when you least expect it."-Dwight K. Schrute

03-04-2009, 07:12 AM	#10
blumj Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,336	Re: Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers Without even making his imaginary grandmother sick. __________________ "Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons

03-04-2009, 12:39 PM	#11
remdog Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 7,950	Re: Manny Signs 2 year Deal with Dodgers Partial of the story by the LA Times.... http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...,1383316.story .....Sources close to McCourt said he was struggled during negotiations to set aside his personal feelings toward Boras, who represented Luke Hochevar, the Dodgers' 2005 first-round draft choice who the club failed to sign; outfielder J.D. Drew, who opted out of his contract with the team at the end of the 2006 season; and $36.2-million bust Andruw Jones. McCourt and Boras resumed talking on Tuesday, meeting at length to settle their differences and progressing to the point where McCourt requested to see Ramirez in person. Ramirez obliged, flying from Miami to Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Today, they met, agreed to a deal, and all was right again in Mannywood. At least until next year. Rem

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