As I just watched Manny launch his second bomb of the night off of Moose (it should be landing in France in four, three, two, one second.........there we go), I got to thinking about how back in 2001 when both were free agents, most of the fans around here wanted Moose and when the Yankees got him, many felt we signed Manny as a consolation prize, not really the guy they wanted.
Fast forward seven years and two Red Sox World Series wins (in one of which Manny was the MVP) vs zero Yankee World Series wins and needless to say, we got the better of that deal. I'll always remember Moose as the guy who came into game seven of the ALCS to stop the bleeding after the Texas Con Man couldn't get the job done; had he not, we'd have three World Series wins.
Funny how things turn out.................
Fast forward seven years and two Red Sox World Series wins (in one of which Manny was the MVP) vs zero Yankee World Series wins and needless to say, we got the better of that deal. I'll always remember Moose as the guy who came into game seven of the ALCS to stop the bleeding after the Texas Con Man couldn't get the job done; had he not, we'd have three World Series wins.
Funny how things turn out.................