Manny at Peace

The Boston Herald reports today that Manny’s at peace in Boston. What could be better news this spring than Manny at peace? So now we have the new trim and svelte Papi batting third from the left side of the plate, followed by the contented Manny batting cleanup from the right side. And for good measure J.D. Drew, lately of 100 RBIs in the National League, then batting fifth. Do we think the opposing pitchers will be at peace?

The other night I went back to the classics, searching through the writings of philosophers for some justification of my love of eating and drinking. But in this same Herald article, I discovered that, if I’m looking for a philosopher, I need not consult the ancient texts. Instead, I can just call up Julian Tavarez. The Herald asked Tavarez if Manny wanted to stay with Boston for his contract’s option years. Julian replied, in a Latin koan: “Would you like Jennifer Lopez to give you a kiss?” Is this guy a philosopher or what? So regardless of how the Sox play this year, it looks to be an entertaining year for sports copy.