shiftee said:
Manny may not be in the lineup tonite due to the knee and hammy problems.
Allegedly!!! Stories are being reported he is suffering from a bruised ego. The officially scorer at Fenway took a base hit away from him on Friday during the Yankee series. Apparently, he had to be talked into playing the rest of the series. Great story on this in the Boston Globe. The Sox are all up in arms over one lousy base hit. Francona, Papi, Youkalis, all have spoken out over the incident. I think they have more to worry about right now, never mind a player losing a base hit. The official scorer didn't walk 13 in game 3.
Sounds like another case of Manny just being Manny. But the Sox always take the high road when it comes to Manny. The other things are just plain funny, like him going into the green monster during a game so he can take a leak. But, if this is true, that is a little over the top. One of their best players has to be forced to play in the biggest series of the season. That's just jacked up!!!