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"I want to see who is the highest bidder," Ramirez said when the Dodgers lost the NL Championship Series. "Gas is up and so am I."

Hank you cannot be serious!?!?
First, we don't need another aging outfielder.
Second, we don't need another big money-long term on a player that's already 36.
Third, we don't need someone who is all about himself and Manny is that.

Manny is one of the best right hand hitters in the game--maybe one of the top 10 of all time. But what has getting one of the top 5 hitters of all time gotten us over the last 5 years?

There's a lot to be said for chemistry and persona.

DO NOT GET MANNY!!!

Fookin' headcase that hurts teams more than he helps them...

Manny won't sign with the Yankees. Do you really thing he would cut his hair? Or do you think the Yankees would look the other way and ignore their rules for him? What would that do to the morale of the team? I just don't see it happening.

Manny will be a Met. That's my prediction.

I would love to see how Jeter reacts when Manny doesn't run out a grounder or doesn't hustle to make a play in the outfield. Or Girardi for that matter.

Jeter wouldn't say anything. Posada? Girardi? Whole different story.

Jeter might behind closed doors. Posada would address in the dugout.
They'd look like the Milwaukee Brewers!

Brewers? No, we're not going after Cameron, either...

Well, first of all I´d like to say that I agree with all those opinions above. Although it's clear that he is one of the best right handed hitters in MLB, at the same time he's the most selfish player I've ever seen. He's a cancer to any team.

That's why I'm worried. Read this, which is on the official site of the club:

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

And this is what Pete Abraham thinks about this growing rumor:

"Welcome to New York, CC Sabathia. The big lefty will put on pinstripes tomorrow and the first question he gets will probably be what he thinks about signing Manny Ramirez.

The Manny-to-the-Yankees music was deep in the background last week. But with every day that passes, it gets a little louder. It’s a product, I think, of there not being much news since the Winter Meetings. But it’s out there.

One paper says sure, the Yankees want him. Another says they don’t. A third can’t imagine it.

As I’ve written here before, it would be a bad idea. The odds of the Yankees getting the committed version of Manny who showed up in Los Angeles are slim. This is a guy who has said on the record he does not like pressure or attention and wants a long-term contract. So bringing him to New York on a short-term deal would not seem to make much sense.

You get the idea that some in the Yankees organization want Manny and others do not. Those who care about the YES ratings want it. Those who know baseball are against it. Count Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi in the second group.

Some people are obsessed with how many runs the Yankees will score next season without “a big bat” added to the lineup. You should be more obsessed with run differential. Here are the top eight teams in the AL last season in terms of runs scored:

Texas
Boston
Minnesota
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Baltimore

Two of them made the playoffs. Four were .500 or below. The Yankees finished third. If the Yankees have proven one thing since 2000 it’s that you can’t mash your way to success. To win in October you need four good starters, a good bullpen and players who aren’t worn out.

Manny would be the next version of Gary Sheffeld, a big-name slugger who was forced on Cashman and Joe Torre. Sheff sure hit a lot of balls hard. But how did the Yankees do?

A lineup of aging DH types is not the way to win in the post-steroids era. The game is changing and will continue to evolve.

Finally, I will leave you with this question: If signing Manny is such a wonderful idea, why has only one team made him an offer so far?"

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I think the same way. A big NOOOOOO to Manny.

And this is what Buster Olney said about this topic:

"Here’s something any executive thinking about signing Manny should consider before giving him a multiyear deal: If he gets a two-, three- or four-year deal, it probably will represent the last big-money contract he will receive—and what exactly will compel him to play hard for the duration of the deal?

Once Manny signs his next big-money deal, the financial carrot that seemed to drive him in August and September will be gone, so an employer who gives him a multiyear deal will be wholly dependent on his competitive integrity.

Good luck with that."


Anyone disagree with Olney?

I don't even think I could watch the Yankees with any seriousness OR enjoyment if they sign Manny. This would be a nightmare.

I imagine Old Goat, who could barely watch the Yankees last year because of Girardi as manager, would just about give up on this team!

BIG FAT NO to Dreadboy.
Hey Charm, what's up?

Hi, Chris! Welcome back

Another welcome back to Chris. Hope to see you around here more often

As far as Manny goes, maybe Hank should buy his OWN team, to stock with names [Manny, Bonds, Rocket....] Who else does Hank have the ol' man-crush for?