/exhales

Hey , how about that Nadal?

This is just going to piss off Manny and Boras. He wants long-term. If the Dodgers aren’t careful, he is going to land in the Giants’ lap just like Buster Olney stated the other day.

2 year 45 guaranteed with a third year team option. Boras and ManRam would have to jump at it to not lose face. Everyone wins.

Manny Ramirez has turned down LA offer

Should we expect Baer to step in anytime now?

I think LA is calling Boras’ bluff here by offering the one year deal. They don’t seem to believe Boras has offers from other teams or are really interested.

$25 Million/year is too much. $40/2 years is still probably too much. The Botts he puts in the seats will be there anyway for the beginning of the season, and gone when/if the Giants start losing and Manny starts phoning it in. If were talking about a Ramirez that plays third base it would be a different story.

that the Giants will put out some kind of 40+ million offer for 2 years pretty quickly here. I also think there’s a good chance he’d take it. And I would be thrilled with a 2-year contract at 20+ million per.

Plus, if they do sign him, they have got to have him before FanFest, right??

last night that I had hair like Manny and was his biggest fan. Weird dream since I’m caucasian. Maybe it’s a sign that he’s coming to SF??

I have the lighter fluid ready to dump on my Giants hat and hoodie and light it up. please don’t sign him.

Let’s make Manny a four year offer loaded with disincentives , like $20 , 000 paid back every time you take a day off without a significant ligament tear. Or $10 , 000 per foot of lateral shadow – tracking travel.

I’m not sure how I feel about this. I think Manny could be a bargain for some team in 2009, even at $20 million—just not sure the Giants are that team. He’s either a virtuous or vicious cycle. Put him in the right situation, don’t make him feel like you’re getting him on the cheap, protect him in the lineup, and he probably rakes the ball all season long. Put him on a team that struggles to score runs and whose pitchers give up a lot of fly ball outs, and he’ll be getting to the ballpark 10 minutes before first pitch and sitting in the dugout, sticking pins in his Scott Boras voodoo doll.