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RedSoxDynasty
Manny might be a dog but thank God the Mets dropped the ball on this one. We don’t win in 07 without the Dominican Diva that’s for sure! Their consolation prize, Pedro, was a bust. 2 wins for the Sox here! The Mets did make up for some of this by fleecing the Twins for Johan in 09!
jon
The Red Sox don’t win period without Manny. 04 doesn’t happen, as Ortiz would not have had sufficient protection, and would have simply been an intentional walk in many of the situations that he was allowed to bat in.
icedrake523
The Mets probably would have won the NLCS in 2006 at the least. But then the Mets would have had to put up with Manny wanting to be traded and taking himself out of the lineup because he wouldn’t get his way.
jdub220
And the Yanks almost traded Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada for David Wells. So what? It didn’t actually happen…
redsandyanksfan
I never heard Jorge in the deal cause i also read the book yankee years by joe torre and they talked about that in the deal it would have been Mo and propects because mo was a starter then. but none the less your right
amuro316
Manny would have been a nightmare to coach in NY, and without the other strong personalities and bats around him, he’d have stuck out like a sore thumb. Also, he’d have been a bad influence on Reyes and Wright.
Not to mention, After the 2004 season, the Mets weren’t exactly a winning team. Getting Manny would have been interesting, but it wouldn’t have solved problems. Getting Pedro- risks and all- was a better move. So was Beltran. And since 2005, the Mets have had only one losing season- last year- due to a plethora of injuries. Not bad, overall.
jimboslice9
I believe in 2005, they came close to getting Manny in a three way trade also including the Rays. They were supposed to send Cameron to the Sox, and the Rays would send Huff to the Sox, and the Rays would get prospects from both teams. What supposedly happened there though was the Rays GM ended up asking for too many prospects, and Theo wasn’t happy about it, and it just deteriorated from there.
Seems like the baseball gods don’t want Manny in NY.
Kevin Moriarty
The Red Sox were pretty much “pretending” to trade Manny every year except for the ARod trade…they were just doing their “due diligence” to keep Manny happy, who always asked to be traded ALL the time.
Kevin Moriarty
The Red Sox were pretty much “pretending” to trade Manny every year except for the ARod trade…they were just doing their “due diligence” to keep Manny happy, who always asked to be traded ALL the time.