The “still can’t let go” brigade has landed in the LA Times somehow with Bill Shaikin writing a story that wouldn’t have seemed out of place, like, a month ago. “The two sides of Manny being Manny”. No Dodgers apart from Manny are quoted. Several Red Sox are. I guess the propaganda squad wasn’t content with the east coast coverage and had to do a poison piece out here as well.
This gem ends the column:
The Red Sox were 11-13 with him in July, and the Dodgers were 11-16 with him before Saturday. The Red Sox were 17-8 without him.
“There,” a Red Sox official said, “is your story.”
Yeah, because Manny was the only guy having an effect on either team’s record. You know how many ABs David Ortiz had in July? 23.
And what about June, when the Red Sox went 16-11 with Manny?
Manny hit .347/.473/.587/1.060 for the Red Sox in July. But, you know, don’t let reality get in the way of your agenda.
I have a feeling the “There is your story” quote was the Red Sox “official” telling Bill Shaikin he had sent him a Word document with the story in it already written.
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