Well, this has been an exhausting couple of weeks as a Red Sox fan. I\'m really sad to see Manny go, but I don\'t think he left management much choice. His behavior was unfair to the other players and to the Sox management, but even more so to his fans. The reverence for Manny in Boston is a remarkable thing, and we have been able to forgive an amazing amount of bs from him. But in my opinion this last push has put him on Unforgivable Ground. He has been acting like a whiny pathetic little spoiled brat. What did he think he was getting into when he signed his contract? And did he think that there would never be repercussions for his actions? I\'m tired, and I\'m sick of him at this point. I\'ll always miss his bat, but right now I\'m feeling "good riddance."
I do know that in a couple of weeks this feeling will change, when I\'m not so irritated and the void where the Ortiz-Ramirez one-two punch used to be seems screamingly large.
I must say my heart was heavy when I was at Fenway on Wednesday, knowing I might not ever see Manny again in a Sox uniform. The crowd chanting for Manny sounded tremulous and uncertain, and at the end of the game, we all left the ballpark quietly
