Attended the game Saturday night and it was interesting.
There's a definite split among fans over the Manny thing. There were lots of Manny shirts proudly worn and the rack with Manny stuff at 50% off was busy.
Of course, there were Manny or Red Sox shirts that had been modified in various ways and signs bidding Manny a not so fond farewell.
In the line for sausages were two guys standing next to each other with game jerseys on; one a Ramirez 24, the other a Garciapara 5. Stranger still were the two guys sitting in the section in front of us. One guy was sporting the Ramirez game jersey, the other a t-shirt with the name and number for Jason Bay on the back.
There was surely a lot of enthusiasm for Jason Bay. He got several standing ovations when he came to the plate. Granted, he hit a three run jack, but the reaction for Bay at this point is crazy. This is a guy most probably couldn't name a week ago. Maybe some of it is Red Sox nation warmly welcoming its newest warrior. But it certainly feels like part of it is their way of celebrating the fact that he's not Manny.
Nice to see the offense wake up in a big way, though.
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