Comments on: Sox Missing Idiot…Soon to Give Tryouts to Writers

By: B. Moore

B. Moore — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:52:33 +0000

Like Kenny getting killed off in nearly every South Park episode, a season isn’t complete without a Manny moment. You know it will happen but not sure when. 04′s came early & ended with citizenship. He was brought back into the fold in 05, but when he quit in 06 he quit for good. Can’t wait to see what Manny has planned for 07. The anger that Herald article, nothing more than a feel- good fluff piece elicited must be from those chigger-like Yank fans getting under everyone’s skin for 6 months about 06′s 3rd place finish.
Isn’t anyone concerned that the Red Sox had loaded bases THREE TIMES & couldn’t do a damn thing with it?

By: mouse

mouse — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:20:04 +0000

Millar got benched for John Olerud in ’05, not Petagine. And the great comeback against the Yankees was 2004, not 2005…but I’m sure that was just a typo. :)

That article bugged me too. Millar’s act had grown rather thin by the time his tenure with the Sox ended, so even putting his diminished skills aside, I was glad to see him go. It felt like it was time to cut that cord and move on. I felt the same way about Damon. It’s all well and good for a player to get nostalgic about yesteryear and how the 2004 squad could’ve done it all over again, but the reality is much different. The 2005 club was, as you said, virtually the same, and it got swept out of the playoffs. It also had the look of a drastically overachieving ballclub and even before Theo-Gate that winter, it was clear to me that the Sox had to change direction.

I’ll never forget El Bencho’s walk in Game 4, and I’ll never forget that magical season. But the Sox have fully entered the post-Millar era and honestly, even with the third place finish last year, I think we’re doing just fine.

By: amos

amos — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:01:42 +0000

Right on… Seth Mnooking mentions what an obnoxious presence Millar could be in “Feeding the Monster,” so I don’t think it’s just you coming up with this stuff. I believe he talks about how Millar would throw a fit at Tito every time he was benched, especially for Eyechart and Petagine.

By: Sully

Sully — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:56:24 +0000

Bravo, Jeff.

It’s simply astounding that this type of thinking is still out there.

And Millar knows that he can profit from precisely this kind of nonsense. The more he goofs it up, the more the perception that he is adding intangible value is perpetuated. Nevermind his bat speed makes him look like he is swinging under water or that his waistline won’t stop expanding.

Levity, baby. Levity.