The Manny Slam Needs A Name
by Eric Stephen on Jul 23, 2009 10:26 AM PDT
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PrintFor those that missed the grand slam, here is a link to dodgers.com and the replay. Chills baby, chills
Check out his bobblehead action near the end of the video when his teammates touch his head. This video will be a classic, and right now a certain candidate for the end of year - best moment in 2009.
Last night's signature moment needs a name. Manny Ramirez's 21st career grand slam deserves a moniker.
Jon Weisman came up with ManRamSlam on Dodger Thoughts.
Steve Lyons called it the Manny Granny.
Can you top them?
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I cast one for the BobbleSlam. Thanks for adding that Eric.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 23, 2009 10:28 AM PDT reply actions
why wouldnt more people pick Manny Granny
i must have a childish sense of humor, but that was hilarious
Its the same Gammons piece from yesterday - much ado about nothing
I’m convinced we simply don’t have the horses to get Lee or Doc. We don’t have a great system right now (or at least high end guys), and if we don’t want to deal talent on the roster, which is perfectly reasonable – we won’t get them.
Nothing new to report as Oshea said.
Just a different heading to get more eyeballs.
by meercatjohn on Jul 23, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
BP just added their own insider info on the Dodger/Halladay talks
TRADES: DODGERS IN ON ROY HALLADAY
Baseball Prospectus: Is Colletti willing to part with his best prospects?By getting in on Halladay, it’s clear general manager Ned Colletti plans on not just his club taking its best shot at a pennant, but also having a four-man rotation that could take down anybody the American League could run out there: Halladay, Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, Randy Wolf or Hiroki Kuroda. That’s not just impolite; it’s nasty. It also is obvious the Dodgers are willing to put Logan White’s farm system to work. In 2008, that cost them Andy LaRoche and (more painfully) catcher Carlos Santana, dealt to the Indians in the Casey Blake deal. They’re willing to part with talent to get what they want. The question is whether or not, beyond any high-upside pitching, they’d be willing to part with Ivan DeJesus Jr. or Devaris Gordon and Josh Bell or Pedro Baez, because the Jays should really want to get a shortstop and/or a third baseman in this package.
by meercatjohn on Jul 23, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as they win the World Series...
…it’s fine with me.
If not, they just cratered a shallow farm system for absolutely nothing. :o
by Chad Moriyama on Jul 23, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a tough call indeed, but if they make this move they will give themselves two shots. Halladay is under contract through 2010 (As is Man Ram.) Another upside is if the Dodgers can’t sign Wolf next year / they’ll still have Doc.
by Pedro's curse on Jul 23, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
FYI, ManRam has a player option for next year…..
by Michael White on Jul 23, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully the market will keep him in LA, I don’t see him opting out, then again what’s his agents name again?
by Pedro's curse on Jul 23, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Technically...
Halladay can demand a trade as well. :o
by Chad Moriyama on Jul 23, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Can you give me some clarity on that?
What rights does Halladay actually have in that scenario? It’s one thing to demand a trade (in other sports players do it all the time) but Halladay can’t actually force the team to take a crappy trade right?
by Michael White on Jul 23, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
He files a formal demand of trade...
…if the Dodgers do not oblige, he becomes a free agent. Pretty sure, but not confirmed. That could be a hangup, because he could potentially hold any team he goes to hostage for an extension or he’ll file a trade request.
http://www.brewcrewball.com/2009/7/21/956525/if-traded-can-halladay-request
by Chad Moriyama on Jul 23, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Different CBA at the time, of course
But it was similar. Shaw was traded in the middle of a multi-year contract and met whatever the criteria were, so he could demand a trade in the offseason.
I can’t remember, did the Dodgers give him an extension or rework his contract or something?
javier vasquez did the same
wit the d backs
he demanded a trade
confused ...
but I become quickly bored with such legal documents :) But if this is the case, this deal is losing its appeal
by Pedro's curse on Jul 23, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not a lawyer, but ...
I agree with BrewCrew’s reading of the CBA that if Halladay demanded a trade in the off-season, he is bound to the team he is traded to for three seasons. Since he has a contract through 2010, that means he can either sign a new contract with that team, or the team can take him to arbitration for two years. So he wouldn’t be a FA until he is going into his age 36 season. Plus he can only list six teams he won’t accept a trade to.
I’d imagine he and his agent aren’t likely to demand a trade in the offseason when he can be a FA at the end of that season, instead, entering his age 34 season.
buster onley is saying
for the dodgers to get a deal done for haladay they need to include kershaw,billingsley or kemp and they can get it done… but the phillies just need to include some minor leaguer Kyle drabek and they can get the deal done.
the dodgers need to give up a major league ace and the phillies just need to give up a AA ace?
lol
What a joke. Those 3 aren’t worth Halladay straight up.
by Chad Moriyama on Jul 23, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
not all 3 ..
just one of the three plus more prospects.
by matthewmafa on Jul 23, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah...
…Halladay isn’t worth any one of them straight up, much less with prospects included.
by Chad Moriyama on Jul 23, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
not even one
all of their salary combined is not even a quarter of halladay’s salary.
no way i am giving up either of my young pitchers or kemp
lets go for lee.
I'de Sooner Give up my Left Foot than Give up Kemp
Bills and Kershaw are obviously idiotic trades because your net gain is you have to pay an older guy more money.
I starting to notice all the east coast bias.... Buster, Kruk––and that OLD Manny hater Boston-fan––
pushing for an east -coast move.
“they need to include kershaw,billingsley or kemp and they can get it done… but the phillies just need to include some minor leaguer Kyle drabek and they can get the deal done.’’
This would be insane.
by Pedro's curse on Jul 23, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
hes also at 83 pitches
so pitch count is not going to be an issue at all
by matthewmafa on Jul 23, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
He has now retired 25 in a row (24 today).
by Eric Stephen on Jul 23, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
is that the announcer on WGN who says
HE GONEEE!!!!!!
by matthewmafa on Jul 23, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. And “stretch” for potential White Sox HRs. And “you can put it on the board…YES!!!”
by Eric Stephen on Jul 23, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Buster Olney has some real hard on about Philly getting Doc
he wants it to happen so badly
Braves have TWO scouts looking at our AA team
This according to Ed Price. Who do we want from Atlanta??
Who do we want from Atlanta??
Maybe we want those two scouts?
Maybe they are bored watching the same teams over and over again, and wanted a change of pace :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 23, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
and they probably want josh bell
to be the replacement for chipper jones down the road
by matthewmafa on Jul 23, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Gonzalez or Soriano
Always loved Soriano, at one time I thought he’d be a big time starter for the Mariners until he hurt his arm. Electric stuff. I think they are both free agents.
by meercatjohn on Jul 23, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Scroggins to USC officially
hopefully him and Bailey bring Woods with them.
Due up for TB
Gabe Kapler
Michel Hernandez
Jason Bartlett
by Eric Stephen on Jul 23, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
just came in as a defensive replacement in CF
by Eric Stephen on Jul 23, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Wise bobbled it after hitting the wall and caught it with his bare hand coming down from the jump
by Eric Stephen on Jul 23, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice - thanks for the updates - always like Buehle because of how fast he pitches.
Against a pretty good lineup.
Buehrle’s wife and youngest kid meet him on the field.
Rays are standing in the dugout applauding Buehrle!
Its like a movie.
That was how Ed Farmer described it on radio…haven’t seen it.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 23, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
white sox announcer when the ball was hit to alexie ramirez:
ALEXIE ALEXIEI ALEXIE ALEXIE!!!!!! (BALL CAUGHT) YEEEEESS YESSSSSSSSSSSS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSY ESSSSSSSSSSSSSYESYSYYEYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
if he had no caught it after the bobble
would it have been a catch, error or a hit. it seemed like he opened his glove to see if the ball was in there and it slipped out and then caught it
wow im so glad poeple were alerting here
i quickly went to mlb.com and got the live look in, was that eve faster than he normally pitches, it seemed like the next pitch was coming before a call was even made
O.A.
I listened to the 9th…it sounded like Buehrle was in mid-windup as he received the ball back from AJP. :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 23, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting chatter via TalkingChop
(Could be totally meaningless but is worth keeping an eye on)
Could a trade be brewing between the Braves and Dodgers
Do the Braves have a player/prospect that fits the Jays better?
Perhaps they would be third team in a transaction, getting a Dodger prospect in exchange for theirs going to the Jays.
I may have missed it (there were a lot of comments to catch up on),
… but I didn’t see it mentioned that the last Dodger PH grand slam was by Olmedo Saenz, one day after Robin Ventura did it.
1 Bobbleslam Express to Mannywood
Sound iconic enough.
Either that or the Manny Ramirez Bobblehead Slam (a little easier to remember).
I once rented a movie with that title. MAN was that disappointing! :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 23, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoever has Time Warner and got cut off last night should call in.
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2009/07/time_warner_and_mannys_ho.php
Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience you had during the transmission of the Dodgers game, I know how frustrating could that be especially during the time of homerun, I have applied a credit for this inconvenience of $10.00, it will be reflected on your next bill statement.
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