Manny arrived down in Florida to report for spring training yesterday, around a week after the rest of his position player teammates had. Manny was expected to report March 1st according to Julian Tavarez, but shocked Red Sox Nation by his early arrival.
It was a nice gesture for Manny to come early (for him) to show that he is committed still to the Sox and doesn't want to be viewed as a cancer in the lockeroom. He was rumored to have been tending to his mother who just received surgery, which makes a plausible excuse for a player to start late.
Even if he did arrive March 1st or even later, I don't believe it is as much of a deal as people hype it up to be. Sure it makes for better team chemistry and all that when you are there, but the players know who Manny is and how he has worked hard in the offseason. They know he will still produce no matter how much spring training he misses. After all, he did arrive late last year too and had a great year.
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I agree that the fact it's not a huge deal that Manny arrived late for spring training. It was blown out of proportion last year when he was late and for the past few off seasons there was always talk about a trade. The media should focus more on his time on the field.
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