Manny Being Schizophrenic!!!

So a week after Shawn Chacon stomped a mudhole in Astros GM, Ed Wade (much to the joy of every Phillies fan in the country), now we're hearing that Manny Ramirez midget-tossed a Sox traveling secretary!

An interesting question was posed regarding the matter already, and here it is:

Other than a difference of 505 career homers, how was this attack different from Shawn Chacon's tussle with Ed Wade?

Here's the difference. Manny didn't attack his boss. If Manny had thrown Theo Epstein on the floor, then there'd be a good chance that he'd get cut loose by the team. However, at the same time, I think Epstein's also younger, more fit, and enough of a man to admit that he deserved it if he did, in fact deserve it.

Ed Wade's a crusty old chickenshit who, by some accounts, provoked Chacon and then cried foul when he got what he deserved. Wade claims that it's all Chacon's fault of course, but I've already picked my side of it... which is to say that I think Ed Wade deserved to be punched regardless of what happened... because he's a shitty GM.

Point is... that if you hit a co-worker, you'll probably get fired.
If you hit your boss... you're DEFINITELY getting shit-canned.

Plus, when you really think about it, Manny Ramirez is on the books for $20 Million a year, so to buy him out for half a season would cost the Sox $10 Million.

If the Red Sox traveling secretary sues the team for failing to discipline the ManRam, is he going to get $10 Million? Probably not, so even from a financial stance, it makes more sense to keep your best hitter, win games and make a run at the World Series.

Funny thing about it... Manny was trying to get 16 tickets for a game in Houston. Maybe Manny's tight with Chacon and did this to lobby for his addition to the Sox Roster!!

Phils Fans Rejoice!!

Someone finally kicked Ed Wade's ass for you!!! Yup, the GM that traded Curt Schilling for Omar Daal, Travis Lee and Vicente Padilla got served! He's also the guy who gave long-term deals to the fossilized remains of David Bell and Mike Lieberthal and a no-trade clause to Phillie favorite Bobby Abreu!!

Wade works for the Astros now, where he's already dealt Brad Lidge for spare parts and his entire minor league system for Mitchell Report alumni Miguel Tejada.

So why would anybody in their right mind want to kick his ass?

Yup, former Pirate/Yankee/Rockie Shawn Chacon pulled a Latrell Sprewell on him.

The part that I find upsetting is this: Chacon will get all the blame here. This cunt gets in Chacon's face, screaming and yelling like a fucking child. Chacon, by all accounts, is calm, relaxed and seemingly ready to behave like an adult, and the GM, who's many years his senior and in a prominent executive position for a major league baseball franchise, is acting like a little prick.

So Wade gets tossed on the floor and mounted... which he deserved. He really did. If you walked over to somebody in the streets and acted like this, you'd be lucky if they didn't pull a Jerry "I'll Cut You" Manuel on you!

To me, Chacon was perfectly justified in kicking his boss's stupid, crusty ass. You'd think that GMs and Coaches would learn by now, that they're dealing with powerhouse professional athletes who, in many cases, make a hell of a lot more money than the GM or Coach. Yelling and screaming a little as a posturing move is one thing... but getting right up in a guy's face like that is crossing a line that, in a lot of cases, is going to get an old man busted in the chops.

So yeah, fuck Ed Wade. He got what he deserved.