Ken Rosenthal Wastes No Time Tying Papi & RSN to the Whipping Post

Pseudo-journalist for Fox wasted no time at all to lash out at David Ortiz and all of Red Sox fans with harsh words before Ortiz even had a chance to respond to the allegations that his is on 'the list.'



Rosenthal: Black cloud over Boston

Well, Were Waiting

So what will happen first: Kenny Boy will use his standards to go after a mainstream media guy for PED speculation or Manny Acta will get fired? Looks like neither:

Since Ken Rosenthal (among many others) is the mortal enemy of unfounded speculation, everyone is eagerly awaiting his takedown of L.A. Times columnist's Jerry Crowe's suspicious wonderings over Albert Pujols' power. It should be arriving any minute now.

Kenny Boy Botches Acta Story, Tries to Blame Nats

Hey, guess what? Manny Acta is still manager of the Washington Nationals even though Ken Rosenthal reported that he was going to get fired. So what does Kenny Boy do to try to cover his ass for the screw-up? He blames the Nationals for not listening to him:

If my story had "no basis," as Nationals acting general manager Mike Rizzo said, then the team should end the uncertainty over Acta's status and announce that he will remain manager for the rest of the season.

But if my story was correct, then the Nationals should make the change sooner rather than later. Acta, who has handled himself with grace and dignity throughout a trying season, deserves a resolution one way or another.

So now the Nats must tell Acta that he will be the manager for the remainder of the season because Ken Rosenthal wrongly said he was going to get fired this week? The Nats can do what they please with Acta without having to check in with Kenny Boy first. The team said the story had no basis, there is your answer Kenny Boy, you messed up not the Nats.

Ken Rosenthal Admits He is Wrong!

Kenny Boy admitted he made a mistake in picking the Rays to win the World Series this year and said he is wrong every year in his champion pick.

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Kenny Boy Reports What Didn't Happen

In today's column Ken Rosenthal breaks the news of a trade that didn't happen a few weeks ago when the Rangers and Red Sox discussed swapping Hank Blalock for Saito. It is nice that a baseball "insider" can break news that didn't happen two weeks after the fact. The article says that "several" teams are expressing interest in Saito but he doesn't mention any team but the Rangers. Keep up the good work Kenny Boy.

And don't think we forgot that Manny Acta is still managing the Nats.

Preparing to Suck

Rosenthal at Yankee Stadium before today's game:

Mets Players Refute Kenny Boy's Claim

David Wright of the NY Mets disagreed with what Kenny Boy had to say yesterday:

"I like playing for Jerry," Wright said. "I'd say that [report of Manuel's style wearing on the players] is false. I think Jerry brings a nice dynamic to this team. He keeps us loose, he jokes around, but it doesn't matter who you are or what you've done, he'll get on you if you need to be gotten on.

"So I have zero problems with Jerry. I think he's done a phenomenal job with the injuries and dealing with those and getting the most out of his players."

Sheff also stuck it to Kenny Boy:

"Who said that?" Sheffield asked testily.

Told it was Rosenthal, Sheffield said, "I never knew we had a Ken Rosenthal on our team so I don't know nothing about that."

Admiration and respect for Manuel in the clubhouse is not an issue, Sheffield said.

"I think [the Mets] love playing for him," he said. "I think I can speak for everybody in here."

Manuel did not address the column in his pregame meeting with the media, but Wright said there wasn't any need for the manager to respond to speculation and anonymous gripes.

"Speaking for me, I don't think he's ever really thrown me under the bus," Wright said. "If I play bad, I expect him to say I played bad. If I played good, I expect him to say I played good."

As for the idea that the players might not like playing for Manuel, Wright laughed.

"I think all these guys really enjoy playing for him," Wright said. "Again, that's kind of me speaking on behalf on the team. But you can ask everybody individually. I've never heard any whispers about guys not liking playing for him."

Once again Kenny Boy is wrong in his reporting.