We can exile Sammy Sosa without forgiveness yet hire Manny Ramirez as player/coach?

May 25, 2014

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I am stunned by the level of hypocrisy here. Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Manny Ramirez have been welcomed back into the fold yet Sammy Sosa is continued to be treated as a leper. Bad karma if you tell me.

 

May 25, 2014

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Pretty easy to me, Sammy didn't play for Theo in Boston, therefore he's worthless.

 

May 25, 2014

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cjswan232482 said:

I am stunned by the level of hypocrisy here. Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Manny Ramirez have been welcomed back into the fold yet Sammy Sosa is continued to be treated as a leper. Bad karma if you tell me.

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Manny a theo guy, im sure Manny reached out.

Sammy will be back, it not a matter of if but when...



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May 25, 2014

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Manny Ramirez is a good comparison. He quit on Boston like Sosa quit on the Cubs.

I really don't care either way though. I don't hate Sosa and I also don't like honoring obvious cheaters. Whatever happens or doesn't happen with Sosa and the Cubs is ok with me.

 

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Jay Cutty sums up every single one of my feelings on this one.



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May 25, 2014

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Manny was one of the best hitters in the game even prior to his female fertility drug problems. As far as I'm aware, Sosa has never expressed interest in coaching. I don't see what the issue is...

 

May 25, 2014

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beckdawg said:

Manny was one of the best hitters in the game even prior to his female fertility drug problems. As far as I'm aware, Sosa has never expressed interest in coaching. I don't see what the issue is...

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Forget Sosa, but Manny was one of the top 5 RH hitters in his time. If he could possibly impart 1/2 his wisdom on hitting to the minor leaguers, it would be a BIG+.

If not, he could tell the kids how to be at odds with ownership, while being paid $20,000,000 a year like he was in '08 and make a trade necessary.

 

May 25, 2014

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beckdawg said:

Manny was one of the best hitters in the game even prior to his female fertility drug problems. As far as I'm aware, Sosa has never expressed interest in coaching. I don't see what the issue is...

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The fertility drug casts doubt on the authenticity of his career before he was caught.

 

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Why are people comparing this? Do we really know that Sosa wants to coach? No.

Sosa wasn't welcomed back to the Wrigley celebration. Manny was hired as a player-coach.

Two different things.

 

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nwfisch said:

Pretty easy to me, Sammy didn't play for Theo in Boston, therefore he's worthless.

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Because Theo decides if Sosa comes back for the Wrigley celebration, right?

 

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The hell with Sammy.
Theo doesn't want any "recent" Cub great to have any claim of being part of some future possible success. Period.

 

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zack54attack said:

Because Theo decides if Sosa comes back for the Wrigley celebration, right?

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Nope. If the Cubs wanted a cheater, me-first coach, Sammy Sosa could have done the job just as well as Manny Ramirez.

 

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Does this really matter?

 

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Granted I miss Sammy and hope the Cubs and him get back together, but, Manny being hired means basically nothing.

 

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vick27m said:

Does this really matter?

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Isn't A-AAA the most valuable part of the organization now? When/if Baez regresses under Ramirez's tutelage, then what?

 

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Well, for Manny being all these things. He was still one of the best hitters I have seen in my time. People are being dumb about this. Doesnt look like McGwire poisoned any player. Get over it. Its not a big deal and maybe he can show the kids something.

 

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nwfisch said:

Isn't A-AAA the most valuable part of the organization now? When/if Baez regresses under Ramirez's tutelage, then what?

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There are always future top 5 draft picks?

 

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nwfisch said:

Pretty easy to me, Sammy didn't play for Theo in Boston, therefore he's worthless.

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Neither did Castro, but he got an extension.

 

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Neither did Castro, but he got an extension.

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No, but he's an average/below average player, so he fits that criteria for Theo Baseball.

 

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Don't get me wrong. I loved Sammy and respected Manny in their juicer glory days.

But they were both malcontents with their respective teams that made them a fortune.
Teach the kids? I don't know.