According to sources on ESPN and other baseball infor sites.....The Manny for A-Rod deal is just about completed. There maybe a press conference as soon as tomorrow to announce the next short-stop for the Boston Red Sox #3 Alex Rodriguez. Below is an interview with Kevin Millar from today. If this all works out.....the boston red sox have signed the best player in the game, one of the best starting pitchers in the game and one of the best closers.......Word from Yankeeville is that Georgy has locked himself in a room w/ a duffel bag filled with coke and is not coming out until he is so high that he actually believes he can still beat the sox.
ESPN Sports Center 12.16.03: "Repeating our top story tonight, Dan Patrick (DP) talks to Kevin Millar (KM) about the predicted trade between the Rangers and the Red Sox. Dan asked Millar about adding Alex Rodriguez to the lineup, and he didn't hesitate:"
KM: ...Manny leads in the batters box and Nomar prepares himself to play hard everyday...LA Fans that should be excited to get a player like Nomar. I mean Nomar Garciaparra's a two time batting champion, you know Manny Ramirez is one of the greatest hitters in the league but when you're looking at an all around great player who can hit 50 home runs and drive in 140 and possibly obviously win a batting title and with his defense, I mean A-Rod's the best in the game.
DP: You gotta choose, you can have Alex Rodriguez or you can have Manny and Nomar, who you taking?
KM: I'm taking Alex Rodriguez, Schilling, and Foulke.
DP: No, no I don't know if it works that way.
KM: Alright, You gotta take A-Rod. ...DP: You already got those guys (Schilling, Foulke)...
KM: We got those guys, we'll take A-Rod.
DP: When the season begins, who's throwing the ball from shortstop to you?
KM: Alex Rodriguez.
ESPN Sports Center 12.16.03: "Repeating our top story tonight, Dan Patrick (DP) talks to Kevin Millar (KM) about the predicted trade between the Rangers and the Red Sox. Dan asked Millar about adding Alex Rodriguez to the lineup, and he didn't hesitate:"
KM: ...Manny leads in the batters box and Nomar prepares himself to play hard everyday...LA Fans that should be excited to get a player like Nomar. I mean Nomar Garciaparra's a two time batting champion, you know Manny Ramirez is one of the greatest hitters in the league but when you're looking at an all around great player who can hit 50 home runs and drive in 140 and possibly obviously win a batting title and with his defense, I mean A-Rod's the best in the game.
DP: You gotta choose, you can have Alex Rodriguez or you can have Manny and Nomar, who you taking?
KM: I'm taking Alex Rodriguez, Schilling, and Foulke.
DP: No, no I don't know if it works that way.
KM: Alright, You gotta take A-Rod. ...DP: You already got those guys (Schilling, Foulke)...
KM: We got those guys, we'll take A-Rod.
DP: When the season begins, who's throwing the ball from shortstop to you?
KM: Alex Rodriguez.
