Manny the Greatest?
Manny said in an article in the Boston Herald today that he is the greatest left fielder ever to play Fenway. Actually, you like to see this type of attitude in a player, because to be a successful professional athlete, you have to be confident in your abilities. It’s this type of attitude that leads to the success that Manny has had in the game of baseball.
I don’t take this to be a personal insult on my play as a leftfielder; I like and respect Manny and we talk regularly at the ballpark. I do disagree with him though. Manny is a great hitter (one of the best of his era) but it is unfair to compare him to Me or Yaz or Williams because we all played in different eras. As a fielder, someone needs to let Manny know that this is a new wall that he’s playing. We used to have a different wall in left field when I played and it was much more difficult to play.
Earlier this season I listed what I consider to be the best outfielders to play Fenway Park.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I just came across this blog recently; I love it.
It probably has something to do with the fact that I’ve had the numbers 1978 .315 46 139 406 branded in my mind for thirty years.
Tell Manny to get in line.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
What was different about the Green Monster when you played?
May 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I hope Manny never leaves. He is hilarious.
The other day he said the Sox should trade Julian Tavarez for one of the sausages that races the hotdogs during the 7th inning stretch in Milwaukee.
Amazing.
May 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Carl: It was tin for a while, then they changed it to hard plastic. Other than that (and the ads), I don’t think much else has changed physically.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
The wall was tin and concrete and there was no padding in any part of the outfield fences. I guess that was a big problem for Fred Lynn who would rarely slow his sprint when approaching the wall.
May 14th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I would love to hear how the Green Monster has changed. It seems to still be mostly tin, but I was never able to get close to it until a couple of years ago.
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Manny is not the greatest Red Sox player to ever play the monstah PERIOD . he never will be either . he could how ever become ONE of the greatest hitters we’ve ever seen in boston NAY&RED , but for Manny to say he’s the GREATEST EVER to play in LEFT FIELD , with all due respect Man Ram , no . that dubiouse distiction belongs to the “Splended Splinter” the “Kid” he goes by many other names , including WAR HERO and Mr. .400 , this mans name (incase you haven’t figured it out yet ) is Mr. Theodore Williams .
GO RED SOX !!!!!!!!!!!!
June 4th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
What were your comments on Manny being Manny and that you don’t want to take your kid to see that on the field?! That is just crazy and so wrong! As Jim Rome just said “You would be denying life pleasures of seeing the BEST at his game,and is just so wrong” What were your comments on this? I can’t believe you would say and think such a thing.